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The B-29 Goes Atomic: A Look at Operation Silverplate
Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82', was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...
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The B-29 Superfortress: Engineering marvel and high-stakes debut of America’s most advanced World War II bomber
The B-29 Superfortress represented the pinnacle of wartime aviation engineering, combining unprecedented range, speed, and payload capacity. Deployed in the Pacific Theater, this advanced bomber ...
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The weirdest B-29 fight of the war was against a Japanese floatplane
In May 1945, a Japanese E13A floatplane found itself in a fight it was never designed to win. Built for reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols, it was still operating as Japan’s position collapsed.
On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery and thus were free ...
Meanwhile, Iran continues attacks on Gulf states as UAE officials say a Dubai resident has been killed by falling shrapnel.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has told a White House event the US is striking Iranian drone and missile systems "every single hour".
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Opinion | Iran War: US Playbook Of Military-Industrial Complex, Civilian Killings And Lethal Arms
The war is not only about regime change in Iran, ending its nuclear ambition and ballistic missile programme, and permanently debilitating Israel’s arch-enemy ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday will be the "most intense day of strikes" against Iran yet.
The U.S. Air Force now operates three distinct bomber aircraft, all of which can trace their development back to the Cold War.
New images show the B-21 Raider stealth bomber refueling mid-air from a KC-135 tanker during a test flight over California’s ...
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B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Spotted During Aerial Refueling Test For The First Time
Photographers got some incredible images of the B-21 Raider refueling from a KC-135 during a test over Mojave Desert. A Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider was spotted performing aerial refueling from a ...
The US Air Force has confirmed that its next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber has conducted close-proximity flight tests ...
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