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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Colorado Cowboy and WW1 Ace Frederick Libby Visits Ireland
2017-06-30 14:27
"I'm beginning to like the place. The country is beautiful. The rolling hills surrounding the village, with the sheep grazing about, is like a lovely picture."
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Simulated Simulator
2017-06-20 14:05
"Welcome to the P-40 Warhawk simulator. Your mission is to learn about the P-40. Start your engine."
Ski Train from Denver to Winter Park
2017-05-27 12:13
The Ski Train saved skiers from traffic jams in the mountains (and saved the rest of the traffic from those additional cars). Instead, passengers could sit and watch the scenery go by, scenery that co...
Hire a Farmer to Fix WWI Aircraft
2017-05-26 12:02
If you wanted to be able to fix an airplane 100 years ago, you pretty much needed the skills to build it in the first place; sometimes there wasn't much difference between building and rebuilding. All...
Argo Gold Mine and Mill
2017-05-23 20:23
Construction of the four-mile-long tunnel started in 1893 and finished in 1910, and it was the longest in the world at the time, a wonder of the western mining industry.
Great War Story From Iwo Jima
2017-02-15 21:05
Everyone knew on Iwo Jima that you don't go in a cave if you want to come out alive, but Martinez once walked in a cave where there were 15 Japanese and won that battle unscathed.
