There is a crowd funding campaign currently in Japan to get the only Zero fighter privately owned by a Japanese to fly again.
Category: Heritage
Vickers Wellington may get 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron markings
A Vickers Wellington bomber under restoration at the Royal Air Force Museum might be painted with 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron markings.
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PLA Navy had no political support from Beijing when it bought Varyag
In the second of a two-part series by South China Morning Post, Xu Zengping, said the PLA Navy told him the service was severely underfunded and there was no support in Beijing when they asked him to go to Ukraine to buy Varyag.
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USS Constellation arrives at scrap yard
Decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Constellation has arrived at a shipyard in Texas where it will be scrapped. Click the source to view pictures of the arrival.
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Hagel recalls his secret assignment to test FIM-43 Redeye missile
Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was reunited with the FIM-43 Redeye missile at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Jan 15.
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