Why would we buy P-51 Mustangs when De Havilland were building these sexy beasts? The DH.100 Vampire. It didn’t have the range of a Mustang, but it could climb higher and faster, and had a top speed of 548mph - 108mph faster than the P-51D. We also had these. The Gloster Meteor. The Meteo…
Why would we buy P-51 Mustangs when De Havilland were building these sexy beasts? The DH.100 Vampire. It didn’t have the range of a Mustang, but it could climb higher and faster, and had a top speed of 548mph - 108mph faster than the P-51D. We also …
The P51 Mustang and the P47 Thunderbolt were two of the most famous and successful fighter planes of World War II. They were both designed and manufactured by American companies, North American Aviation and Republic Aviation respectively, and they b…
German troops chose not to use the M1 Garand since its semi-automatic operation was inappropriate for combat needs. German forces obtained enemy M1 Garands on battlefields which turned out to perform the same as their standard Kar98k rifles. German …
World War 2 was a difficult time not knowing which of the leaders of the Nazi party Germans disliked most. The government was highly strict. Leaders could end up in serious trouble should people say bad stuff about them. Worse they could be sent t…
The Nazi leaders had a major problem after they lost in Stalingrad. Their ideal army was annihilated. They did not want to make Germans lose hope. Therefore, someone in the position to dispense propaganda like Joseph Goebbels needed a method to pr…
Yes he underestimated the ability of the US to produce quality war material quickly and their ability to ship enough material across the Atlantic while being attacked by Uboats. Hitler was well aware of the difficulties to fight a war thousands of…
Finding one that had crashed, the Germans first obtained a close-up view of a B-17 bomber in October 1942. They studied it at their Rechlin test center. This was significant as until December 1942 they did not capture a completely undamaged B-17. …