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German V-1 rocket falling on London

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16"/50 caliber (406mm) Mark 7 gun, the main armament of the Iowa-class battleships, the last of their type to see active service.

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Webm, the might 88 showing why it dominated the battlefields of Europe.

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Impression of a Ki-51 “Sonia” kamikaze on the hull of County-class heavy cruiser HMS Sussex. The Sonia (reported as a Val, as often happened), is said to have hit the water before hitting the hull, probably losing its bomb in the process.

On 26 July 1945, her Task Force was attacked by two bombers acting as “Kamikaze” suicide weapons. One made an imprint on the side of the HMS Sussex, from which it could be identified as a Mitsubishi Ki-51 “Sonia”.

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The effect of the Luftwaffe bombing raids on Coventry. 14 November 1940.

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Past meets present: Historic moments in time as seen today.

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 Cpt Yoshio Yoshida stands proudly by his Ki-44-II-Hei of 3rd Chutai/70th Sentai at Kashiwa Airfield, June 1945.

The two victory marks are dated 13 and 15 April 1945, and are detailed with both his name and rank.  He claimed 6 B-29s and 1 probable.

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WW2 German soldier colorisation made by me.

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Thypoon Jet is escorting a Hawker Hurricane

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Fw190, found and brought to the surface in Norway

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Messerschmitt Bf109 escorting the Battleship Tirpitz

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The launch of a V-1 flying bomb, aka doodlebug, aka the buzz bomb.

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Formation flight Sunday. Swordfish, Firefly and Sea Fury.

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Aircraft of the Spanish Civil War.

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F4F Wildcat