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When Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers: the Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

When Soviets dropped an atomic bomb on their own soldiers: the Totskoye Nuclear Exercise, the deadliest military exercise in history

Dario Leone

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B-47 B/N recalls when his Stratojet flew the then largest Nuclear Bomb ever built from UK to Spain

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

B-47 B/N recalls when his Stratojet flew the then largest Nuclear Bomb ever built from UK to Spain

Linda Sheffield Miller

USAF Intelligence Analyst explains why the B61 and other “Small” atomic bombs are more dangerous than big ones

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

USAF Intelligence Analyst explains why the B61 and other “Small” atomic bombs are more dangerous than big ones

Dario Leone

T-33 Pilot recalls seeing the Ground through the Floor of the Cockpit of its Plane after he Watched a Nuclear Bomb Test without Safety Glasses

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

T-33 Pilot recalls seeing the Ground through the Floor of the Cockpit of its Plane after he Watched a Nuclear Bomb Test without Safety Glasses

Dario Leone

Atomic Stuka: The suicide Ju-87 night dive bombers that almost carried out a nuclear attack in May 1945

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Atomic Stuka: The Ju-87 night dive bombers that had to carry out a suicide nuclear attack in 1945

Dario Leone

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The California Parachute, the tail assembly that acted as (non-textile) parachute to retard the descent of both Little Boy and Fat Man atomic bombs

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

The California Parachute, the tail assembly that acted as (non-textile) parachute to retard the descent of both Little Boy and Fat Man atomic bombs

Dario Leone

‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘I could see the bones in my hands.’ F-84 pilot tells the story of when he flew into the blast radius of an atmospheric nuclear test to see its effect on his aircraft

Dario Leone

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

The story of the B-52 Stratofortress that carried the Flashback Test Vehicle, the Nuclear Bomb Bigger than the Soviet Tsar Bomba

Dario Leone

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B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay

Aviation History / Military Aviation

THIS DAY IN AVIATION HISTORY: THE ENOLA GAY AND THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA

Dario Leone

B-52B Restoration

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

OPERATION PRESERVATION: HOW THE ATOMIC TRIALS B-52 STRATOFORTRESS BOMBER HAS BEEN RESTORED

Dario Leone

B-29

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Warbirds

THE STORY OF THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS NAVIGATOR WHO PHOTOGRAPHED THE FIRST NUCLEAR MISSION

Dario Leone

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