B-29 Doc flown by the grandson of Enola Gay commander
Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., who led the B-29 Enola Gay on its mission to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, is the grandson of Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets…
Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., who led the B-29 Enola Gay on its mission to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, is the grandson of Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets…
According to recent engineering studies, the B-52 will continue to operate after 2040 The stunning old pictures in this post highlight several significant achievements made by the original B-52 Stratofortress…
There are still rumors that a clandestine strike version of the YF-23 was created to perform a function comparable to the F-111 The U.S. Air Force (USAF) was prompted to…
23d FG A-10C Warthogs are tasked with maintaining the legacy of the Flying Tigers Four U.S. Air Force (USAF) A-10C Warthog aircraft and crew members visited Shepherd Field Air National…
Retired Former KC-135 crew chief Sgt. Bobby McCasland was impressed by how simple the Stratotanker was to maintain in comparison to the B-52 Stratofortress The first KC-135 Stratotanker was delivered…
Latham found that two further MiG-21s were redirected while en route to the dogfight after the mission On November 5, 1966, two F-4 Phantom IIs (Opal flight) were escorting a…
On July 7, 1946, on its initial flight, the prototype of the aircraft, tail number 44-70155, flown by Hughes, crashed Howard Hughes piloted the second prototype of the Hughes XF-11…
The B-36 served as a significant deterrent to enemy aggressiveness despite never being employed in combat You have the opportunity to discover more about the massive B-36 Peacemaker strategic bomber…
The Doolittle Raid forced the Japanese to recall combat forces for home defense even though it only caused small damage, and it made Japanese citizens nervous U.S. morale dropped in…
The F-14 Tomcat was equipped with a powerful weapons system known as the AWG-9, which could support the AIM-54 Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile, to carry out the fleet’s air defense…