By the eleventh day of Operation Linebacker II, the North Vietnamese were at the mercy of the B-52. The North Vietnamese…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
MITO SAC Style: watch B-52Gs and KC-135As performing a Minimum Interval Takeoff Departure
by Dario LeoneThe B-52G’s and KC-135A’s featured in the clip are from the 416 BMW, at the former Griffiss AFB, NY. The video…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former BUFF driver explains B-52D’s Emergency Procedures
by Dario LeoneThe “D” also used very high pressure pneumatic air. The emergency procedure if this system sprung a leak proved the most…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Remembering Capt. Thomas, the co-pilot of Charcoal 01, the first B-52 shot down during Operation Linebacker II
by Dario LeoneHe was the father of Derrick Thomas, a linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs who was elected to…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Operation Secret Squirrel: the story of the top-secret ultra-long range B-52 Stratofortress mission that opened strikes of Operation Desert Storm
by Dario LeoneSecret Squirrel paved the way for American forces to defeat Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, whose troops had invaded neighboring Kuwait In…
