World War II-era Philippine Mars makes historic flight to SF Bay before retiring in Arizona
History was made over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. The Philippine Mars water bomber touched down near Alameda on Sunday, in an 800-mile journey from British Columbia. "To see a sea plane land ...
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One of the last remaining Tuskegee World War II veterans dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...
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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops ...
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Brazilian navy confirms location of World War II shipwreck
As recently as July, the Brazilian navy had told Brazil’s O Globo newspaper ... as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting ...