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B-52 Aircrews Used To Air Refuel In Crazy Bank Angles Just To Prove They Could

Air refueling is supposed to be a very benign maneuver. But there is nothing ‘normal’ about being in a large aircraft just 6-18 feet away from another airliner sized jet. …

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B-52 Annihilates Taliban Weapons Factory. You Gotta See This Explosion!

The United States Air Force isn’t messing around lately in Afghanistan. They are on a roll! Over the past week, deployed crews in Afghanistan launched F-22 strikes against Taliban drug facilities. This…

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Air Force Likely To Bring Back B-52 Nuclear Alerts

The Air Force is likely to bring back 24-hour nuclear alerts for the B-52 soon. Continued threats by North Korea along with escalation in tensions with China and Russia are…

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Enjoy The Best Of A Month That Was Great For Both Airshows and Military Aviation

July 2017 was a great month for Avgeekery Nation! Regional airshows and events like the New York Airshow in New Windsor, the Tacoma Freedom Fair & Air Show, the Pensacola…

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Do You Know A Snark From a Bomarc? How About A Falcon From A Quail? Jimmy Stewart Helps Us Out

When the 1960s began the United States and really the entire world were on treacherous ground. The Cold War was getting colder each and every day. Americans were building bomb…

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In Thrust We Trust: To Re-Engine Or Not To Re-Engine The B-52 Fleet…Is That Still The Question?

We already know that Boeing’s B-52 Stratofortress bombers will continue to serve for what is expected to be thirty more years…maybe even longer than that. The bombers are powered by…

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Who Knew Casey Jones Wore Strategic Air Command Blue?

The 1966 film “The Strength of SAC” showcases the weapons and the personnel of Strategic Air Command. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber is featured prominently in the film, but…

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Put ‘yer Ear Plugs IN! Watch a Super Loud B-1 and B-52 Takeoff from Oshkosh

By now most of us have seen the videos of the incredible B-1 flyby last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, with the bird from Dyess AFB in Texas going…

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Ultra-rare Formation Of America’s Bomber Fleet At Oshkosh Wows Crowd And Sends Message

It was a textbook day at the 2017 AirVenture in Oshkosh on the second to last day of the show. The weather was beautiful, the crowds were plentiful and the…

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Every Veteran Pilot Should Get a Ride in a Stearman Now and Then

Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” McCowen served his country as a pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF) for close to two decades, amassing a staggering total of 697 combat…

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The Royal International Air Tattoo Puts Europe’s Best Mix Of Military Aircraft On Display

The Royal International Air Tattoo is a yearly event held at Royal Air Force (RAF) station Fairford in the UK. Each year the aircraft in attendance for the show are…

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Before The Air Force Could Buy The Planes, Edwards AFB Had To Test Them

Edwards AFB was the gatekeeper for jets joining the fleet. The United States Air Force (USAF) Air Research and Development Command produced the color film “The Air Force Flight Test…

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B-52 Aircrews Used To Air Refuel In Crazy Bank Angles Just To Prove They Could

B-52 Annihilates Taliban Weapons Factory. You Gotta See This Explosion!

Air Force Likely To Bring Back B-52 Nuclear Alerts

Enjoy The Best Of A Month That Was Great For Both Airshows and Military Aviation

Do You Know A Snark From a Bomarc? How About A Falcon From A Quail? Jimmy Stewart Helps Us Out

In Thrust We Trust: To Re-Engine Or Not To Re-Engine The B-52 Fleet…Is That Still The Question?

Who Knew Casey Jones Wore Strategic Air Command Blue?

Put ‘yer Ear Plugs IN! Watch a Super Loud B-1 and B-52 Takeoff from Oshkosh

Ultra-rare Formation Of America’s Bomber Fleet At Oshkosh Wows Crowd And Sends Message

Every Veteran Pilot Should Get a Ride in a Stearman Now and Then

The Royal International Air Tattoo Puts Europe’s Best Mix Of Military Aircraft On Display

Before The Air Force Could Buy The Planes, Edwards AFB Had To Test Them

Lockheed Martin Demo Pilot Says Hold My Beer, Then Loops Herc at Farnborough

Watch this J-85 Jet Engine Test Go Horribly Wrong

[UPDATED] B-17G Crash At Bradley International

Hear Engines Purr On This C-133 Cargomaster One Last Time

KC-747: The ‘Too Big’ Tanker