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Why History's Deadliest Bomber Killed its Own Crew

The B-29 Superfortress was the most expensive weapon of World War II—costing more than the atomic bomb and even the SR-71.
The National Museum of the US Air Force hosts the world's only permanent public exhibition of a B-2 stealth bomber.
Throughout history, wars have been shaped not only by the bravery of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, but also by the ...
In 1947, Ruth crafted her wedding dress from a parachute that saved her husband, Claude Hensinger, during WWII. The dress was ...
Last weekend, Humboldt County residents were treated to a rare display when Colonel Joe Peterburs, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, famous in the aviation community for grounding Luftwaffe ace ...
History books are full of people who have taken on extraordinary voyages, created unimaginable inventions, or fought for what ...
A little-known light machine gun from the inter-war era, the Finnish Lahti-Saloranta M/26 garnered a poor reputation during ...
The Sywell Aerodrome Hawker Tempest II is one of a batch transferred to the Indian Air Force in the post-war rebuilding era ...
Leon Crane, a lieutenant in the Army Air Forces, survived nearly 3 months in the Alaskan wilderness after his B-24 Liberator heavy bomber sustained an engine malfunctioned and crashed on Dec. 21 ...
Firefighters tackling a massive blaze in the North Yorkshire moors have been hampered by exploding wartime bombs. Crews have been working to put out a wildfire on Langdale Moor, in the North York ...
A recent Air Force report found that a B-2 pilot stood out of his seat to stomp on the brakes as the stealth bomber skidded down a runway.
Firefighters swiftly responded to a truck engine fire early Friday morning on Miami Boulevard in Durham.