The last B-52 Stratofortress built is now 50 years old

Today marks 50 years since Boeing delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force. H-model bomber 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it remains i
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USAF Project 1794, Plans for a Mach 4 Flying Saucer Aircraft

By Michael Rhodes, National Archives Recently declassified records from the Aeronautical Systems Division, USAF (RG 342 – Records of United States Air Force Commands, Activities, a
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2012 Reno Air Races – Heritage Invitational Award Winners

Here are the 2012 winners of the National Aviation Heritage Invitational. This year the Grand Champion was awarded the Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy. Congratulations t
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Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Tour of California

Shuttle Endeavour Flyover of Dryden [hr4] Shuttle Endeavour Antelope Valley Flyover by AirBoyd [hr4] Endeavour Salutes Mojave Spaceport by Kevin Baird [hr4] Endeavour aerial view d
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50th Anniversary of JFK’s Moon Speech at Rice University

Here is the original, unedited speech by President John F. Kennedy given on September 12, 1962 at Rice University near Houston, Texas expressing the commitment of the United States
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Double Ace – Col. Ralph Parr

Retired Col. Ralph Parr flew a P-38 Lightning in World War II and an F-86 Sabre during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He is the only military member to be award the Distinguished Ser
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Marine MV-22 Ospreys Showcase New Weapon System

The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit has a new, unique weapon to add to its MV-22 Ospreys – capable of firing 3,000 rounds per minute. The 24th MEU’s Aviation Combat Element, Marine
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Chile’s LAN Airlines Gets New Boeing 787

Boeing and LAN Airlines, one of Latin America’s leading passenger and cargo carriers, celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner to LAN making it the first airline i
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Boeing adding wings to JDAM bombs to triple weapon’s glide range

JDAM-ER developed with Australia has glide range of more than 40 miles Boeing to produce and integrate wing kits in-country for RAAF A winged version of the Boeing Joint Direct Att
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TA-4 Skyhawk N518TA Videos

Photo courtesy of FlightAware Get your popcorn and a cold one to enjoy watching these great videos of a restored McDonnell-Douglas TA-4 Skyhawk jet doing what it does best. Start u
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