Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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V Bomber - Avro Vulcan - images
In the postwar period, the British Royal Air Force operated a set of three types of long-range jet-propelled strategic nuclear bombers, including the Vickers Valiant, the Handley-Page Victor, and the Avro Vulcan. All three "V-bombers" would have noteworthy careers, but the Vulcan, with........
Boeing B-47 - images
The B-47 was the first line of America's strategic defense in the late 1950s and early 1960s, standing guard with nuclear weapons against the Soviet Union. Its nuclear strike role was highly visible, but while bomber variants of the B-47 never fired a shot in anger, the reconnaissance versions playe........
Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - development
In the late 1950s, the US Air Force planned to obtain large numbers of a Mach 3 bomber, the North American "B-70 Valkyrie", as the backbone of their strategic nuclear bombing force. However, improvements in Soviet air defenses and the development of the US long-range ballistic missile ........
A-5 Vigilante - development
The North American A-5 / RA-5 "Vigilante". The Vigilante was designed as a carrier-based strategic nuclear bomber, but would see action over Vietnam as a fast reconnaissance aircraft. With sleek lines and impressive performance the A-5 Vigilante was an impressive aircraft. The full story........
B-2 Spirit Stealth - images
The US Air Force turned towards "stealthy" aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s, the flying wing bomber was revived in the form of the Northrop Grumman "B-2 Spirit", the first flying wing to enter full operational service, the biggest stealth aircraft built to date, and one of the........
Gloster Meteor - further developments
The early story of the Gloster Meteor is interwined with British efforts to develop turbojet engines. The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter, and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in World War II. The Meteor served in the postwar period with many different air s........
BAe Harrier "Jump-Jet" part3
The Harrier Mk1 served with UK & US forces, the Spanish Navy and the Thai Navy. It offered capabilities not offered by any other platform, and was an essential part of the British effort to capture the Falklands during the Falklands War
AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an infrared heat-seeking guidance system. The Sidewinder was developed by the U.S. Navy for fleet air defense and was adapted by the U.S. Air Force for fighter airc........
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