1+ week, 4+ day ago  (754+ words) On August 16, 1956, a bright red F6 F-5 K Hellcat warmed its 18-cylinder engine on Naval Air Station Point Mugu's runway. Now rigged as a remote-controlled target drone, the WWII fighter was already aligned for its final, southwest heading to a Navy anti-aircraft…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (260+ words) And it's just hilarious. World War II was, of course, a brutal fight for global control, and both sides took advantage of every trick possible. One of those tricks was creating fake military installations, both in the hopes of deceiving…...