Wondering why someone was flying the decades-old T-6 Texan that crash landed in Agoura Hills? Simply put, it’s a blast. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bcfb8832eea7906bba84c79/master/pass/Plane-Crash-Agoura-Hills-w.jpg
Tag: WWIIera
Researchers have found the wreckage of the WWII-era USS Indianapolis
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima before being struck by Japanese torpedoes. The sinking of the Indianapolis remains the Navy’s single worst loss at sea. The fate […]
Watch as WWII-era bomb is blown up along modern British highway
A lot of stories I write around here combine many of my favorite things into one glorious bit of copy, but none so perfectly as this one. It comes out of the UK and involves WWII history, ordnance disposal, army engineers, and big explosions. Unexploded ordinance from the war is still commonly discovered in England, […]
In southeastern Colorado, robots carefully disarm WWII-era chemical weapons
(video link) PUEBLO, Colorado—On the dry, windswept plains of southeastern Colorado, a military checkpoint protects a vast field of igloos built with corrugated steel, covered with a thick layer of Earth, and fitted with thick, blast-resistant doors. The walls of the igloos keep the interior a consistent 51 degrees Fahrenheit whether it’s in the heat of summer […]
