Courtesy of That's All Brother and David M. Barrera In honor of our Warbird Weekend, we are reposting this classic blog from 2024. This weekend is a very special one for the Arkansas Air and Military Museum as we have the honor of hosting a legend. The C-47 Skytrain, That’s All Brother, will be the star of our Warbird Weekend starting today and continuing through Sunday, so this Artifact Friday will be dedicated to it. C-47s played an important role in World War II. Designed and produced by...

War Crimes are generally defined by how much unnecessary suffering an action causes, as we’ve discussed in the past. Today we are addressing a war crime that results from a lack of action, shooting parachutes. Parachutes were invented in 1783 France, long before the first airplane. Since their inception, parachutes have been used for dropping people and things onto places and targets. As a result, this purpose has changed very little throughout history. The tactical advantages of...

Today’s War Crime Wednesday is another common myth. This time, regarding bayonets. The idea is that bayonets that are serrated or triangular are a war crime. The truth is, neither of these are war crimes at all. Serrated bayonets were originally utilized by German combat engineers in World War One. Allied propaganda used these serrated edges to paint the Germans as savage monsters who only want to cause suffering. In reality, the serrated edge was primarily for cutting barbed wire or other...