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The U-505 was a German Type IXC submarine known to be one of the unluckiest U-boats during World War II. Read on to learn more.

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On July 15, 1942, a formation of six Lockheed P-38s and two B-17s from the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) were making their way across the northern Atlantic Ocean heading for Great Britain.[1] Using the call sign Tomcat Flight, the small P-38 fighters were escorted by the larger B-17 bombers that had a dedicated navigator and a radio operator on board shepherding their “little friends” on the long journey. While this area of the globe is known for its fickle weather, the summer months were generally considered the best time of year to transverse the expanse. However, on the third leg of the jo...

Just before midnight on 7 December 1941, Flying Officer Peter Gibbes stepped off the train at Kota Bharu on the coast of northeast Malaya after a long, tiring journey up the peninsula from Singapore. Gibbes, an airline pilot in peacetime, had been newly posted to the Royal Australian Air Force’s 1 Squadron, which in the ensuing hours would become the first Australian military unit to see action in the Pacific War. Soon after he headed for bed at the officer’s mess at Kota Bharu airfield, the sound of gunfire shattered the balmy night air. Reassured by the mess staff that the noise was sim...

RAAF Re-Establishes No. 100 Squadron as Air Force Heritage Squadron RAAF Re-Establishes No. 100 Squadron as Air Force Heritage Squadron In a landmark deal, the Royal Australian Air Force received the ownership of eleven airworthy warbirds from the Temora Aviation Museum in a formal handover ceremony that took place on July 1st. This gift includes these two Spitfires as seen in the air at Temora last year. (photo by Phil Buckley) PRESS RELEASE – The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 100 Squadron will be re-formed as the Air Force Heritage Squadron, operating from two locations RAAF Bas...