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When a Valkyrie crashed after an F-104 chase plane collided with its vertical stabilizer
The XB-70 Valkyrie
The advanced XB-70 Valkyrie was initially created in the 1950s as a high-altitude nuclear strike bomber capable of flying at Mach 3...
The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and the XB-70
The XB-70 Valkyrie had an extremely large airframe; the YF-12 was not small, being 107 feet long. But if you compared the two, the...
Video shows the USAF Museum’s XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 hauled outside for gallery renovation
The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was relocated outside for a day on October 6, 2020, as part of an effort to renovate a gallery...
The XB-70 Valkyrie, the largest experimental strategic bomber in the world
The XB-70 Valkyrie, the largest experimental aircraft ever built, was meant to gather data while in flight for use in developing both military and...
The XB-70: Its legacy in aviation today
The XB-70 Valkyrie was a planned supersonic bomber that became known as a "technology demonstrator". Its main descendant is the B-1 Bomber, and its...