The National Interest on MSN23h
In 1970, the U.S. Air Force Grounded Its Fastest Bomber
The B-58 was technically advanced for the late 1950s. Built to achieve high speeds and high altitudes, the B-58 featured a ...
USA Today28d
End of a mystery: U.S. Army Air Force pilot identified nearly 80 years after WWII crash
A U.S. pilot who was long considered missing in action after a failed World War II mission has been found. U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt ... an unknown enemy force shot down the plane and it ...
The National Interest on MSN15d
“The Night Witches”: The Soviet Air Force’s Deadliest Female Bomber Pilots
To answer that question, we turn to former Sunday Times of London journalist Russell Miller in his 1984 book The Soviet Air Force at War, part of Time-Life Books’s excellent book series The Epic of ...
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Nominee for Air Force secretary promises focus on space innovation, pilot retention
Troy Meink, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Air Force, told senators Thursday that he will focus on technical ...
Defense News25d
Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during the Vietnam War.
The Star Press28d
Search to be launched for Air Force jet that carried Muncie pilot to his death in 1968
The bomber, which was on a training mission, crashed near Matagorda Island, Texas, with eight Air Force personnel on ... and "bring all eight of these Cold War aviators home to their loved ones ...