Featured in luftwaffeBYTeam MightyMar 27, 2023ShareThe Allies allegedly dropped fake bombs on a fake Nazi airfieldThe story began as a bizarre but hilarious urban legend of fake bombs by the Allied military forces in World War II, but it began to catch on as more… BYTeam MightyMar 27, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizDec 28, 2022ShareThe Hurricane is the overlooked hero of the Battle of BritainThe Battle of Britain was a turning point for the allied forces during WWII. After their evacuation at Dunkirk, the British Army was in a poor state, having abandoned much of its warfighting equipment and machinery in France. The Home Guard, the arm… BYMiguel OrtizDec 28, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyAug 26, 2022Share4 Reasons why the first-ever jet fighter didn’t make an impact on World War IILegendary test pilot and World War II veteran Chuck Yeager once commented, “Nov 6, 1944: First time I saw a jet, I shot it down.” He was referring to the… BYTeam MightyAug 26, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizJul 10, 2022ShareThese 4 WWII planes were armed with literal tank cannonsThe idea of using planes to destroy tanks is not a new one. Although the concept has been perfected with modern aircraft like the popular A-10 Warthog, tank-killing planes flew… BYMiguel OrtizJul 10, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyJun 23, 2022ShareToday in military history: Luftwaffe pilot mistakenly lands in EnglandOn June 23, 1942, a German Luftwaffe pilot got lost and accidentally landed his advanced fighter on a British airfield, allowing the British to capture his plane. Oops. The Royal… BYTeam MightyJun 23, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023ShareToday in military history: Hitler organizes the LuftwaffeOn Feb. 26, 1935, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler organized the Reich Luftwaffe, which would become the crucial part of Germany’s blitzkrieg — or “lightning war” — against the allies. When… BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyAug 8, 2021ShareGerman pilots revolted against their leadership in World War IIThe idea of “revolting” against your Nazi leadership as an airman in the Luftwaffe seems like a great way to get a bullet in the head, but that’s what happened… BYTeam MightyAug 8, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyApr 26, 2021ShareWATCH: Today in military history, Germans test Luftwaffe on GuernicaOn April 26, 1937, Hitler’s army tested their powerful Luftwaffe Air Force on the town of Guernica in northern Spain. At the height of the Spanish Civil War, the small… BYTeam MightyApr 26, 2021ShareBYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020ShareTwo German Air Force Typhoons crash after midair collisionLuftwaffe (German Air Force) has confirmed that two GAF Typhoons crashed after colliding midair in northeastern Germany shortly before 14.00LT (12.00 GMT) on June 24, 2019. Both pilots managed to eject from the aircraft even though their health stat… BYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020ShareBYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareWorld War II dive bombers whistled only to scare civiliansSome 80 years after the start of World War II, many of us whose parents may not even have been born yet are familiar with the sound – a slow droning noise getting ever closer, ever louder, and deeper in pitch. It’s the sound of a plane falling to… BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020Share
BYTeam MightyMar 27, 2023ShareThe Allies allegedly dropped fake bombs on a fake Nazi airfieldThe story began as a bizarre but hilarious urban legend of fake bombs by the Allied military forces in World War II, but it began to catch on as more… BYTeam MightyMar 27, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizDec 28, 2022ShareThe Hurricane is the overlooked hero of the Battle of BritainThe Battle of Britain was a turning point for the allied forces during WWII. After their evacuation at Dunkirk, the British Army was in a poor state, having abandoned much of its warfighting equipment and machinery in France. The Home Guard, the arm… BYMiguel OrtizDec 28, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyAug 26, 2022Share4 Reasons why the first-ever jet fighter didn’t make an impact on World War IILegendary test pilot and World War II veteran Chuck Yeager once commented, “Nov 6, 1944: First time I saw a jet, I shot it down.” He was referring to the… BYTeam MightyAug 26, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizJul 10, 2022ShareThese 4 WWII planes were armed with literal tank cannonsThe idea of using planes to destroy tanks is not a new one. Although the concept has been perfected with modern aircraft like the popular A-10 Warthog, tank-killing planes flew… BYMiguel OrtizJul 10, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyJun 23, 2022ShareToday in military history: Luftwaffe pilot mistakenly lands in EnglandOn June 23, 1942, a German Luftwaffe pilot got lost and accidentally landed his advanced fighter on a British airfield, allowing the British to capture his plane. Oops. The Royal… BYTeam MightyJun 23, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023ShareToday in military history: Hitler organizes the LuftwaffeOn Feb. 26, 1935, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler organized the Reich Luftwaffe, which would become the crucial part of Germany’s blitzkrieg — or “lightning war” — against the allies. When… BYTeam MightyFeb 22, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyAug 8, 2021ShareGerman pilots revolted against their leadership in World War IIThe idea of “revolting” against your Nazi leadership as an airman in the Luftwaffe seems like a great way to get a bullet in the head, but that’s what happened… BYTeam MightyAug 8, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyApr 26, 2021ShareWATCH: Today in military history, Germans test Luftwaffe on GuernicaOn April 26, 1937, Hitler’s army tested their powerful Luftwaffe Air Force on the town of Guernica in northern Spain. At the height of the Spanish Civil War, the small… BYTeam MightyApr 26, 2021Share
BYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020ShareTwo German Air Force Typhoons crash after midair collisionLuftwaffe (German Air Force) has confirmed that two GAF Typhoons crashed after colliding midair in northeastern Germany shortly before 14.00LT (12.00 GMT) on June 24, 2019. Both pilots managed to eject from the aircraft even though their health stat… BYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020Share
BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareWorld War II dive bombers whistled only to scare civiliansSome 80 years after the start of World War II, many of us whose parents may not even have been born yet are familiar with the sound – a slow droning noise getting ever closer, ever louder, and deeper in pitch. It’s the sound of a plane falling to… BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020Share