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The Three Planes in the U.S. Air Force’s Bomber Fleet—Plus the One That’s Coming
The U.S. Air Force currently operates three bomber aircraft. After the eventual arrival of the B-21 Raider, two of these—the ...
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The Air Force Keeps Pulling Old B-1B Lancer Bombers from the Boneyard
Originally designed as a supersonic nuclear weapons delivery platform during the Cold War, the B-1B transitioned to a ...
WWII dive bomber found on Pacific floor — with a bomb still attached, NOAA says
The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The ...
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Russia's Tu-95: The Old Bomber That Just Might Be Near Unstoppable
Despite its old age, the Bear Bomber remains a mainstay of Russia's aerial fleet. In order to counter the strategic bombers fielded by the U.S. military during the Second World War, Soviet ...
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This World War II Bomber Took More Enemy Fire Than Most Others and Always Came Home
“The preservation of Flak-Bait ensures that future generations of museum visitors will be able to see the beat-up old bomber. . .that Americans used to help save the world in the 1940s,” says ...
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Remains of WWII Airman welcomed home, will be buried in San Jose
In 2019, Danish divers found the WWII-era wreckage and recovered his remains. Born in Ohio, McCollum is being laid to rest in ...