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Khotyn fortress is a complex of fortifications situated on the hilly right bank of the Dniester in Khotyn, Ukraine. It consists of a 13th-century stronghold and an 18th-century bastion surrounding it. It is one of the oldest preserved...

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was a four-engined heavy bomber plane used by the air forces of the United States and Britain during the Second World War (1939-45). The B-17 had unusually heavy defensive armament, 13 machine...

Derbent can claim to be the oldest occupied city in Russia, and it is renown for its citadel (“Naryn-Kala” or “Dagh Bary” in Persian) and its imposing walls that date from the 6th century CE. UNESCO declared Derbent's...

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight at the Chino Airshow in California, 2014. The B-17 was the main US bomber in WWII in the European theatre of the conflict.

The ruins of this fortress (Bayazit Kalesi) and tomb date back to the 9th century BCE Kingdom of Urartu just outside present-day Dogubayazit, Turkey. The Kingdom of Urartu was centered in modern-day eastern Turkey, southwest...

A U.S. P-51 Mustang fighter and B-17 Flying Fortress bomber at the Chino Airshow in California, 2014. The Mustang acted as a long-range fighter escort to the B-17 during bombing raids such as those over Germany...

A 1942-5 photograph of a gunner in the nose of a U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during the Second World War (1939-45).

Map of the Khotyn Fortress, published in The Atlas of the Fortresses of the Russian Empire, 1830s.

Khotyn Fortress is a 13th-century fortification in Khotyn, Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of Dniester and was an important defence and trade point.

Ruins of the 18th-century bastion wall, which surrounds the Khotyn Fortress, Ukraine.