Boeing B-47E USAF

The Boeing B-47B Stratojet bomber

The Boeing B-47B Stratojet bomber

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B-2 Spirit Stealth - imagesThe 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 - early development

Gloster Meteor - early development

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........

Bristol Bloodhound

Bristol Bloodhound

The Bristol Bloodhound was a long range SAM (Surface to Air) missile developed during the 1950’s by the Bristol Aircraft Company, with a Ferranti guidance system. It was the RAF’s only long range SAM system, and served from 1958 to 1991

Short Sperrin

Short Sperrin

In the postwar period, Great Britain built not one but three long-range jet bombers -- the "Valiant", "Victor", and "Vulcan" -- as the backbone of that nation's nuclear deterrence force. The first of these "V-bombers" was the Vickers Valiant, which served thro........

Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - service

Rockwell B-1B_Bomber - service

The Rockwell B-1A and B1-B Lancer bomber - the fascinating story of the "Bone" - the Rockwell B-1 bomber in service. The B-1B is a sleek, dartlike aircraft with a variable geometry "swing wing", which can be extended to full span for takeoff, landing, and long-range cruise, and swept back........

Martin Matador TM-61A

Martin Matador TM-61A

The Martin Matador became the first operational missile of the US Airforce in 1951. It remained in service until 1962, and was deployed overseas in West Germany, Taiwan and Korea

Boeing B-47 - imagesThe 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........

McDonnell Phantom F-4 part2

McDonnell Phantom F-4 part2

One of the most prominent combat jets introduced in the 1960s was the McDonnell "F-4 Phantom", a fast and powerful aircraft that proved itself in roles such as interceptor, air-superiority fighter, attack aircraft, and reconnaissance platform

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