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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and ...
3 Of The Worst Combat Aircraft Flown During The Korean War
The Korean War featured the first jets the U.S. military flew in combat, but not everything was new and shiny. Some aircraft ...
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What Was The First Jet Bomber In The USAF?
as was common for Cold War aircraft. The B-45 is primitive compared to the stealth bombers in service today, but it was bleeding edge when it first hit the skies in 1947. From its four General ...
Flying high: Watch the RAF Cosford Museum team suspended 100ft in the air cleaning classic aircraft
Most of us find dusting a challenge but imagine trying it 100ft in the air while cleaning some of history's most important ...
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Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
(Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli/Air Force) FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold War-era propeller plane ...