Branden Rapp·Jan 13How Britain’s 1940 Air Defenses Forged an Unsinkable Aircraft CarrierThe Battle of Britain wasn’t just a defensive victory. It was a strategic pivot that exposed the fatal flaw in tactical airpower and…A response icon1A response icon1
InWorld HistorybyChris Burgess·Nov 20, 2025What were the advantages and disadvantages of using 30mm cannons on German fighter planes during…The 30mm cannon, MK 108 and to a lesser extent the MK103 are very well known for being later additions to the BF109 K-4, the Fokewulf…
Steve Donacik·Jul 2, 2024Condor ObservadorThe Spanish Civil War, which raged from July 1936 to April 1939, served as something of a proving ground for the weapons, other military…
pericles21 writes·Mar 25, 2024FRAMING MY CHILDHOOD’S HITLER YOUTH PALS (& Current Global Distress)I wrote this post to frame my inner stress and thinking about the current warring, mass murdering and general craziness going on in many…
TheCoolist·Nov 13, 2023This Ancient Aircraft is Actually 100% New — And It Can Be Yours in 2016It's quite possible the most beautiful aircraft we've seen. It's the Rimowa F13, a brand spanking new airplane built from the plans of one…
Martin Bishop·Mar 9, 2018Jurgen, a WWII Luftwaffe veteran, meets the WWW, circa 1995About 1995, I became acquainted, thru a German exchange student friend, with a former WWII German Luftwaffe pilot named Jurgen. After…
InThe Dundalk Bureau of Perambulatory InvestigationsbyMarcel Krueger·Mar 27, 2017Considerable damage was done to slate and windows in Castle Road housesThe weather permitting, I often sit in Dundalk harbour on my lunchbreak, trying to protect my sausage roll from over-eager seagulls…
