Photos From History That Will Make You Look Twice

Published on 06/05/2018
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The Avengers

After the Nazis orchestrated the worst genocide in modern history, namely the Holocaust, Nazi officers went into hiding. A group of Jewish assassins who labelled themselves as “The Avengers” went after those Nazi officers. Their modus operandi was to hunt them down and then assassinate them.

The Avengers

The Avengers

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XB-70 Valkyrie

This piece of epic machinery is the 6-engine Valkyrie prototype. Its intended purpose was to penetrate deep inside enemy territory and bomb enemy sites, namely with nuclear weapons. This plane was able to reach Mach 3.1 speed. It was eventually retired in 1969.

A rare photo of the 6-engine Valkyrie prototype. It was mean’t to be a nuclear-armed, deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command, but the USAF eventually gave up fighting for its production and the B-70 program was retired in 1969. Fun fact, it was able to reach Mach 3.1!

XB 70 Valkyrie

XB-70 Valkyrie

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