Stunning footage gives extraordinary insight to frontline combat, the lives of ordinary soldiers, and their terror in the face of brutal, and mechanized warfare in WWII. The brand-new series WWII Battles in Color premieres tomorrow at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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From Nazi holiday camps to gargantuan submarine pens and secret bunker systems, visit key sites across the former Third Reich to understand how Germany built up its military might and established the Nazi War Machine. WWII By Drone premieres tonight at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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4.4K views · 229 reactions | In the early days of WWII, parachuting involved jumping through a narrow three-foot hole in the fuselage floor. Then soldiers had to pray their parachutes, linked to the aircraft by a strap, would open. WWII's Most Daring Raids | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook
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Calling all thrill-seekers and adrenaline-junkies! Drop a ✈️ in the comments if you would ever try skydiving or parachuting. Check out this vintage footage to see how WWII paratroopers prepared to jump. For more thrills, follow Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation. https://bit.ly/3pNech8 🎥 : WWII’s Most Daring Raids: Stealing Hitler’s Radar | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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With millions of men serving in WWII, the nation needed pilots to ferry planes from the factory to the air bases. That’s when Jackie Cochran proposed a novel idea: why not let women fly? 🎥America in Color | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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📆 This Day in History On this day in 1942, the Battle of Midway began in the Pacific Ocean. The 4-day battle between the U.S. and Japan, fought almost entirely with aircraft, was one of the most important American naval victories of WWII. 🇺🇸 Get an inside look tonight at 11PM on Battle of Midway: The True Story. https://bit.ly/3mRiEIO | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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