Bombers took on different roles during World War II, depending on size, but many were multi-role aircraft. True “heavies” ...

respectively. The Lancaster’s bomb load also exceeded that of the B-17 and B-24. However, there are the intangibles to consider. As Jane Gulliford Lowes wrote in her excellent 2020 book Above Us ...

when he flew off in a B-17 Flying Fortress -- nicknamed "Wantta Spar," a boxing reference -- carrying the biggest conventional bomb load ever put aboard a U.S. aircraft. The B-17 normally had a ...

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Externally, the -D differed from the -B in having ... tactical bomber. With the exception of the ammunition for the M61A1 cannon, all the ordnance was carried externally. With multiple ejector racks ...

"[The KDC-10s are] already certified to refuel receptacle aircraft such as the A-10, B-1B, B-52H, C-17, E-3, E-8C, F-15C/D/E ... services to an Air Force B-52 Stratrofortress strategic bomber. Omega ...

PENDLETON — After five months of construction, renovations are complete for Oregon’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Accelerator headquarters in Pendleton. The Oregon UAS Accelerator’s new office ...

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the ...

Iran is "not seeking nuclear weapons," President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed on February 6. Ha! No one believed him, because the UN says Iran is within weeks of producing enough enriched uranium for ...

The US has not conducted a real-world test of a nuclear bomb since 1992. After decades of declining nuclear stockpiles, the nuclear agency sees a real possibility that more countries around the ...

An American Airlines flight was delayed by more than four hours when a passenger arrived at Austin Airport with their Wi-Fi hotspot saved as 'I have a bomb ... 2014 caused a 17 hour delay ...