The B-24 That Vanished Into the Sahara: The Lost Crew of Lady Be Good
In April 1943, the B-24D Lady Be Good disappeared after a mission to Naples. Sixteen years later, its remarkably...
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Extraordinary documented accounts of damaged machines and determined crews returning home.
Cobra King: The First American Tank Into Bastogne
On December 26, 1944, an American Sherman Jumbo named Cobra King led a desperate armored column through German d...
The F-15 That Landed With One Wing
After a midair collision tore away nearly the entire right wing of an Israeli F-15, its crew faced an aircraft t...
USS Laffey: The Destroyer That Refused to Sink
Off Okinawa, USS Laffey endured an 80-minute air attack that left 32 sailors dead, 71 wounded and much of the de...
The B-17 That Returned From Cologne Without Its Nose
A direct flak hit destroyed the nose of B-17G “Lovely Julie” over Cologne. With most instruments, oxygen and nav...