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For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Merlin Meteor V12 Tank Engine – 27 Litres + 650 bhp

Ben Branch December 12, 2020
Rolls-Royce Merlin Meteor V12 Engine Hero
  • British
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Military

The Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 is one of the most famous engines of the 20th century and almost certainly the most famous of the Second World War – what a lot of people don’t know is…

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For Sale: A Vintage 6×6 Alvis Saladin Armored Vehicle – With A Functional 76mm Main Cannon

Ben Branch November 17, 2020
6x6 Alvis Saladin
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

  The Alvis Saladin is a 6×6 armored infantry fighting vehicle developed by the British in the years after WWII as a replacement for the AEC Armoured Car. Unusually for a decommissioned military vehicle the…

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Royal Navy WWII Instructional Film: Catapult Ships

Ben Branch October 4, 2020
Supermarine Walrus Catapult
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

  This is a 1940 Royal Navy instructional film about the safe operation of ship-based catapults for launching aircraft like the Supermarine Walrus. The film does an excellent job of showing and explaining each step…

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A Radioplane OQ-3 Engine – A Story About Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, And Drones That Were Designed To Be Shot Down

Ben Branch September 5, 2020
Radioplane OQ-3 Drone
  • American
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Military
  • Planes

The story of the WWII-era Radioplanes can’t be told without mentioning that it was in the Radioplane factory that Marilyn Monroe was discovered, thanks in part to future US President Ronald Reagan who was then…

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Ex-US Military Unimog 419 Freightliner Earthmover – $25,999 USD

Ben Branch August 10, 2020
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 419
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Military

  This earthmover Unimog is one of those vehicles that I have absolutely no conceivable use for, but find myself wanting all the same. It’s a Freightliner-modified Mercedes-Benz Unimog that was built for the US…

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Documentary: Spitfire Sisters – The Female WWII Pilots of the ATA

Ben Branch August 9, 2020
Pauline Gower
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

  Spitfire Sisters is a documentary about the female members of the British ATA, or Air Transport Auxiliary, a civilian organisation of pilots who were responsible for ferrying military aircraft around the United Kingdom during…

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Documentary: The Revival Of A De Havilland Mosquito

Ben Branch August 2, 2020
De Havilland Mosquito
  • British
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

This one hour documentary shows the restoration of a WWII era De Havilland Mosquito, from an empty abandoned shell to a fully equipped aircraft taking off for its first test flights since the early 1960s…

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The Original M*A*S*H Bell 47 Helicopter Is For Sale

Ben Branch August 1, 2020
MASH TV Show Helicopter 12
  • American
  • Military
  • Planes

The most memorable vehicles in the M*A*S*H TV series were almost certainly the twin Bell 47 choppers that featured heavily in the opening credits – the helicopter you see here was the one closest to the camera…

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Warbird For Sale: A US Navy Specification North American T-28 – $130,000 USD

Ben Branch May 6, 2020
North American Aviation T-28 Overhead
  • American
  • Military
  • Planes

The North American Aviation T-28 was originally developed as a trainer aircraft for the USAF and the US Navy however it saw significant use as a combat aircraft during the Vietnam War where is was…

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For Sale: A 16.7 Litre Guiberson Radial Diesel T-1020 Tank Engine

Ben Branch April 25, 2020
Guiberson T-1020 1
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale
  • Military

The Guiberson 1020 series is a radial diesel engine design that was used in both aircraft and tanks in the 1940s, it was a development of the Guiberson A-918 and A-980 engines from the 1930s,…

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner’s Workshop Manual

Ben Branch April 22, 2020
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner's Workshop Manual
  • American
  • Military
  • Planes

This is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner’s Workshop Manual by Haynes, it’s an essential reference book for any SR-71 owner and it makes a good read for those of us who can’t quite afford the…

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British WW2 Motorcycle Training Film: Introduction To Motor Cycling

Ben Branch April 5, 2020
Motor Cycling Elementary Control
  • British
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

This three part, 90 minute long film covers everything you need to know to ride one of the most common motorcycles used by the British in the Second World War – the Norton 16H. The…

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