Eight U.S. Army Air Force airmen who were shot down and interned in Switzerland during World War Two were awarded the Prisoner of War Medal on Apr. 30.
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Category: Heritage
Thorneycroft Seaplane Lighter restored
One of the world’s first aircraft carrier, a Thorneycroft Seaplane Lighter, has been painstakingly restored and will soon go on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum with a Sopwith Camel mounted on it.
Tu-95MS up for sale on Ebay
A Tu-95MS idling in Ukraine is up for sale on Ebay for $3 million. The plane has only clocked 454 hours and 24 minutes of flight time and was manufactured in 1987.
World’s first supercarrier to make final voyage
USS Forrestal will make its final journey from the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia at 5 a.m. today for dismantling in Texas.
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YouTube: Restoration process of Do 17
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