The Douglas F3D-2 "Skyknight"

The Douglas F3D-2 "Skyknight"

The Douglas F3D-2 "Skyknight"

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V Bomber - The Handley Page Victor

V Bomber - The Handley Page Victor

In the 1950s, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) acquired a strategic nuclear strike force in the form of the "V-Bombers" -- the Vickers Valiant, the Handley-Page Victor, and the Avro Vulcan. The Victor was arguably the most unconventional of the three, at least in hindsight, but it pro........

F-86 Sabre Part3

F-86 Sabre Part3

Since the USAF did not have a standard reconnaissance aircraft that could outrun the MiG-15, a small number of F-86As were field-modified to "RF-86A" photo-reconnaissance aircraft. This whole scheme was the brainchild of three officers of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW) at ........

Boeing B-47 Part 3: In service

Boeing B-47 Part 3: In service

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........

Gloster Meteor - further developments

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........

V Bomber - The Vickers Valiant

V Bomber - The Vickers Valiant

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 ........

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

Engines

The latter half of the 20th Century saw the development of many new and often unique aircraft. These developments would have been impossible without the introduction of the jet engine, and the developments of it listed here.

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk - imagesThe F-117 aircraft can perform precision strikes on heavily-protected targets with little chance of being detected. In many cases, the defender's first alert of an attack is bombs going off. Along with this capability comes an interesting design and an exotic history.

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