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The Singing Cowboy & The Hump: Gene Autry’s WWII Service As A C-109 Pilot

The country legend with 100 million records operated the C-109 in one of the toughest missions of the war.

Long before he was “Scotty in the mega-popular Star Trek sci-fi franchise, James Doohan was a real-life military aviator.

EMP is an existential threat to US military and civilian infrastructure alike. How do military aircraft protect themselves from this threat?

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.

The B-52 has the unique ability to turn its wheels and land during high crosswinds, creating a remarkable sight.

A mysterious new Chinese flying wing found on satellite imagery is likely a new UAV design and not the much-anticipated Xi’an H-20.

Combat platforms must always remain current.

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

The US government often has to make difficult decisions when it comes to these aircraft.

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