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Mine, German bomber, 96 cannonballs and a skull pop up in dredge of harbor (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

In a move to deepen Portsmouth harbor in preparation for a new class of aircraft carriers, more than 20,000 oddball items lost over time have popped to the surface.

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Want a WWII British gunboat, cheap? (PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

During World War II the Royal Navy built some 650 Fairmile B motor launches to keep the Germans on their side of the Channel. One of the last remaining is on eBay.

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WWII female fighter pilot flies again for the first time in 70 years (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The 92-year-old Air Transport Auxiliary veteran said having the chance to fly her favored Spitfire again made her feel “quite young.”

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D-Day survivor, 89, sneaks out of care home to attend Normandy remembrance (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

Caretakers told Bernard Jordan, 89, he would not be able to attend the Normandy D-Day commemoration event. So the salty war vet pinned his medals to his chest, quietly snuck out and travelled there alone.

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