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The most credible Amelia Earhart disappearance theory is still based on very little evidence

January 20, 2019

Back in 2017, a new show debuting on the History Channel drew international headlines with claims that a never before seen photograph could finally unravel the near-century old mystery of View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Expert Analysis, History
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Ghost ship in the sky: The mysterious disappearance of the crew of the L-8

January 19, 2019

Stories of ghost ships adrift in the vast expanses of ocean have survived since man first took to the sea. Legends about ships like The Flying Dutchman, which was lost View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments History, Military Aviation
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We still think carrots will improve our eyesight because of WWII fighter pilot propaganda

January 19, 2019

Do you think eating more carrots will improve your eye sight?  If you said yes, maybe, or “Ya know, I’ve totally heard that might be true,” then you know just View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments History, Military Aviation
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Was Roswell a Soviet hoax? Fact may be stranger than fiction

January 18, 2019

In July of 1947, something fell from the sky and crash landed in Mack Brazel’s ranch, just northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. According to the official story, it was an View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Expert Analysis, History
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The incredible mystery of a missing Hercules C-130 is finally solved

January 14, 2019

RAF Lakenheath, Great Britain, May 1969. Pretending to be an officer, United States Air Force (USAF) Sergeant Paul Meyer calls his squadron operations center and requests a C-130E transporter to View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments History, Military Aviation
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The UFO Question: President Reagan was concerned about UFOs, and he brought it up to Gorbachev

January 2, 2019

Back in 1985, the fall of the Soviet Union was not yet assured, but the wheels of progress were already moving within the Soviet Bloc. Glasnost, the Soviet policy of View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments History, Space
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The Andrée Expedition: A tragic tale of Arctic exploration by air and mankind’s indomitable spirit

January 2, 2019

It can sometimes be easy to lose perspective when talking about historical events. Once timelines stretch beyond the horizon of our own recollection, they tend to get fuzzy. Most people View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Expert Analysis, History
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Watch: Divers work to recover bodies of lost WWII bomber crew

December 26, 2018

Per the Department of Defense: Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for. On Dec. 17, 1944, Ford was the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments History, Video
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A mathematician’s war: How Abraham Wald helped win World War II without ever firing a shot

December 24, 2018

In telling the stories of war, we have a natural inclination to focus on the action, the drama of the front lines. Heroes, villains, and violence unlike most people have View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment History, World War II
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Space Legends: Was there really a mutiny aboard Skylab in 1973? Well … sort of

December 21, 2018

The International Space Station has been in orbit around our planet since 1998, providing the human race with a (semi) permanent habitable space at the front door of the great View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments History, NASA
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