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Patrick Fleming: World War II Ace & 1st SAC Pilot To Fly B-52 Stratofortress Later Died In 1st-Ever B-52 Crash

“Fighter pukes make movies. Bomber pilots make history!” Patrick Fleming made history in both roles, but alas, the latter was tragic history.

The B-52 dates from a time when it needed eight engines and now it is easier to roll with its existing eight-engine design than reduce it to four.

B-52 crashes are responsible for many of the most worrisome nuclear accidents during US Air Force Cold War history.

The popular twinjet has now been flying for more than 40 years.

What people thought was a UFO may have actually been a weather phenomenon.

The woman of courage and determination achieved what was deemed impossible.

Both the Japanese and Germans tried to build massive ultra-long-range bombers to bomb NYC and other US targets.

The aircraft was introduced on April 26th, 1972.

The incident occurred on an Evergreen International Airlines cargo flight in December 1991.

The Super Constellation was one of the world’s first pressurized airliners and the first Air Force One aircraft.