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XF8B: Meet Boeing’s Late WWII Experimental Naval Fighter
The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...
The Flying Potato & 10 More Of The Oddest Food-Related Military Aircraft Nicknames
Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...
The World's 5 Most Powerful Military Transport Aircraft
Not all military aircraft are designed for combat or reconnaissance. There are plenty created to transport whatever needs ...
The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...
Military Times on MSN1d
One of the last remaining Tuskegee World War II veterans dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi ...
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black ...
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How One Pilot Sunk Two Aircraft Carriers At the Battle of Midway
“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...
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Lessons about Tuskegee Airmen, female flyers quickly return to Air Force basic training
Courses featuring videos about the pioneering Black combat pilots and female flyers who ferried warplanes during World War II ...