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Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Dario Leone

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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

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In case of Nuclear Attack on Russia in 1949 SAC loss ratio would be so high that it would have run out of aircraft, crews, and ability to sustain the offensive

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In case of Nuclear Attack on Russia in 1949 SAC loss ratio would be so high that it would have run out of aircraft, crews, and ability to sustain the offensive

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Meet the XF-85 Goblin, the parasitic fighter

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Meet the XF-85 Goblin, the parasitic fighter

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The SAC simulated mission where B-29s dropped their bombs 10,090ft (3,075m) from targets: Had this been the miss distance over Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the cities would have been left unscathed

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The SAC simulated mission where B-29s dropped their bombs 10,090ft (3,075m) from targets: Had this been the miss distance over Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the cities would have been left unscathed

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Here’s why B-29 fire raids on Japan were remarkably survivable (under most circumstances)

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Here’s why B-29 fire raids on Japan were remarkably survivable (under most circumstances)

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C-87 Liberator Express pilot recalls the disastrous beginning of B-29 operations against Japan

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C-87 Liberator Express pilot recalls the disastrous beginning of B-29 operations against Japan

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Watch this clip of a USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

Watch this clip of a USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Dario Leone

Almost nothing went right: the first unsuccessful B-29 raid on Tokyo (led by former commander of Memphis Belle)

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Almost nothing went right: the first, unsuccessful B-29 raid on Tokyo (led by former commander of Memphis Belle)

Dario Leone

Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

Here’s why the B-29 remote controlled turrets were worse than B-17 and B-24 manned turrets in protecting the aircraft from enemy fighters

Dario Leone

The day 18 MiG-15s prevented a formation of TARZON-loaded B-29s to destroy two bridges over the Yalu River

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

The day 18 MiG-15s prevented a formation of TARZON-loaded B-29s to destroy two bridges over the Yalu River

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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

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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

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Did you know 414 B-29s were lost bombing Japan? For every Superfortress lost to the enemy, almost two were lost to accidents and crashes.

Aviation History / Military Aviation

Did you know 414 B-29s were lost bombing Japan? For every Superfortress lost to the enemy, almost two were lost to accidents and crashes.

Dario Leone

Did you know that in the 1960s China used the Soviet copy of the B-29 to intercept CIA B-17 and P-2 Spy Flights from Taiwan?

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Did you know that in the 1960s China used the Soviet copy of the B-29 to intercept CIA B-17 and P-2 Spy Flights from Taiwan?

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Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

Impressive video shows USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Dario Leone

Former C-87 pilot remembers the disastrous beginning of B-29 operations against Japan

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Former C-87 pilot remembers the disastrous beginning of B-29 operations against Japan

Dario Leone

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The story of the T-12 Cloudmaker, the 44,000 lb earthquake bomb carried by the B-36 Peacemaker

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Weapons

The story of the T-12 Cloudmaker, the 44,000 lb earthquake bomb carried by the B-36 Peacemaker

Dario Leone

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