Category Archives: WWII

Crashed WWII P-40 Discovered in the Desert

By Rory | Published: May 12, 2012
This is an amazing story about an undiscovered (until recently) WWII fighter plane… Preserved P-40 discovered in the Egyptian desert 200 miles from nowhere. A WWII airman apparently, while flying in Egypt fighting against Rommel ditched in the desert, survived, and tragically perished while trying to hike out of the sands with no rescue and [...]
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Top Fighter Ace Bud Mahurin Passes Away

By Rory | Published: June 17, 2010
A true hero, Bud Mahurin was a Double Ace in WWII where he flew as a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in Europe and the Pacific. He was credited with some two dozen kills as a fighter pilot. He also flew in the Korean War where he was also shot down and taken as a prisioner of [...]
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