The Short Sperrin SA.4 Jet Bomber

The Short Sperrin SA.4 Jet Bomber

The Short Sperrin SA.4 Jet Bomber

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F-86 Sabre Part2

F-86 Sabre Part2

While the Sabre was engaged in heavy combat across the Pacific, the design was being updated back in the States. Design work on the "NA-157" or "XP-86C" was begun in late 1947, in response to a USAF requirement for a "deep penetration" fighter. North American's XF-........

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........

Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter

Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter

Book Review: Sepecat Jaguar: Tactical Support and Maritime Strike Fighter. The SEPECAT Jaguar was a less famous Ango-French collaboration then the Concorde, but aurguably more sucessful. This beautifully produced book tells the story of the Jaguar with extensive illustrations in colour, and the pers........

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........

Boeing B-47 Part 1: Origins

Boeing B-47 Part 1: Origins

The Boeing B-47 jet bomber was a major postwar innovation in combat jet design, and led to the development of modern jetliners. While it never saw major combat use, it was a mainstay of US strategic defense in the 1950s

B-2 Spirit Stealth development

B-2 Spirit Stealth development

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........

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - part 2

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - part 2

The Cold War led the United States to develop a strategic nuclear deterrent force featuring a wide range of weapons. One of the more impressive was the big Boeing "B-52 Stratofortress" eight-engine jet bomber. Although it was designed for the nuclear strike mission, it never saw comba........

Republic F-105 - Vietnam

Republic F-105 - Vietnam

The Republic "F-105 Thunderchief" was conceived in the 1950s as a nuclear strike aircraft, but would achieve fame in the Vietnam War as the "Thud", a conventional strike and "defense suppression" aircraft.

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