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Aviation buffs find 1,500 rounds of live .50 cal under old airfield
by Chris EgerAmerican B-24 Liberator bombers flew from the field in England during World War II to plaster the Germans in Western Europe, but they apparently left some rounds behind.
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Iconic WWII Miss America who wasn’t afraid to carry a gun dies at age 92 (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerVenus Ramey, the first red-headed Miss Ms. America when she was crowned in 1944, graced bombers as nose art, helped sell war bonds, and once stopped a group of scrap thieves with a snub-nosed .38.
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Rosie the Riveter’s original WWII factory soon to be demolished (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyRosie the Riveter’s original factory, where bombers were literally made by the hour during WWII, is in danger of being permanently closed down. While Rose Will Monroe was the first “Rosie the Riveter,” thousands of Rosies have gathered to show their support against the closing of the Michigan-based factory that personified female empowerment during the […]
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WWII veteran pens his stories as a B-24 pilot, chronicles the Pacific fight (VIDEO)
by Brent McCluskeyIn this compelling documentary of World War II Air Corps Capt. Bob Houser, the experiences he penned in a diary about the Pacific fight so many years ago, come to life once again. Buried within the pages of the cracked and worn diary lies an entry chronicling Houser’s thoughts the night before a major bombing […]
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