Tag: B29
The XB-58 Hustler prototype was carried by the enormous B-36 Peacemaker.
Convair was able to move the XB-58 prototype from Fort Worth, Texas, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, for testing, using a modified...
Bombing Japan cost the lives of 414 B-29s. About two Superfortresses were destroyed in accidents and crashes for each that the enemy destroyed
During World War II, the Pacific theater saw the bulk of the use of B-29s. Up to 1,000 Superfortresses dropped bombs on Tokyo at...
An ex-C-87 pilot recalls the B-29 disastrous operations against Japan
‘The B-29 crews were cocky—at first. But as time wore on and accidents began to take their toll, the boys quieted down,’ Arthur La...
The B-29 could have experienced a higher loss rate over Germany in 1943 than the B-17 and B-24
The B-29 saw most of its action in the Pacific theater of World War II. How would the B-29 have fared in the air...
Why the XF-85 Goblin “parasite” fighter was the strangest machine ever created
To defend B-36 bombers flying far outside the range of traditional escort fighters, the McDonnell Aircraft Corp. created the XF-85 Goblin "parasite" fighter
To defend...
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When General LeMay asked Lockheed to convert the A-12 into a Mach 3+ deep penetration bomber
The Oxcart
The CIA developed the highly classified A-12 Oxcart...
The SR-71 crew who nearly flew into cloud of volcanic ash
The Blackbird
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, then vice president of Lockheed's...
The legendary F-8 was a real challenge
Carrier landings in three legendary fighters
In September 1952, the...
SR-71’s titanium parts made in summer corroded, while those made in winter didn’t
The Blackbird
The SR-71, which earned the unofficial nickname "Blackbird,"...