U-boat Blueprints
In the post-WWII years Winston Churchill once famously said “The only thing that really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril”, this…
Military
Desktop Wallpaper: WWII Japanese Flying Boat Kawanishi H6K
The Kawanishi H6K was a flying boat developed by the Japanese in the years leading up to WWII, it was largely based on European…
Documentary: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown
The story of Captain Eric Melrose “Winkle” Brown is one of the greatest WWII tales you’re every likely to come across. Many of us…
Matchless-Vickers Military Motorcycle
The idea of taking a motorcycle and attaching a machine gun to it seems to have occurred to someone very shortly after the motorcycle…
How To Fly The P-51B Mustang
Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane is a WWII film designed as a preliminary How To guide for pilots, mechanics and other ground crew….
Men Bet Their Lives on It – Packard Merlin Engines
Men Bet Their Lives on It is a 20 minute Packard-produced documentary from the post-WWII era about their version of the Merlin engine –…
Rolls-Royce Merlin Owner’s Workshop Manual
The Rolls-Royce Merlin Owner’s Workshop Manual is a detailed look into the development, engineering and evolution of the legendary aero-engine that powered the both…
Guy Martin’s Spitfire
Guy Martin’s Spitfire is a British documentary about the recovery and rebuild of a rare MK1 Spitfire from the French beach where it was…
1944 Willys Jeep
The story behind the creation of the Jeep is a fascinating one, in fact it’d make an excellent film if we could somehow convince…
Spitfire Barn Find
Barn finds come in all shapes and sizes, but very rarely do they come pre-fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12. After last week’s popular…
Barn Find: Messerschmitt BF 109
It isn’t everyday we stumble across a barn find quite as remarkable as this Messerschmitt BF 109, or more accurately, this Hispano Aviación HA-1112….
P-51B Mustang Wallpaper
The P-51B Mustang was the variant fitted with the British V12 Merlin engine, the aircraft had originally been fitted with the Allison V12 but…