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‘I could see the ground THROUGH the floor of the cockpit of the plane.’ The shocking story of the T-33 pilot who watched a nuclear bomb test without safety glasses

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

‘I could see the Ground THROUGH the Floor of the Cockpit of the Plane.’ The Shocking Story of the T-33 Pilot who Watched a Nuclear Bomb Test without Safety Glasses

Dario Leone

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Photos show mock B61-12 nuclear bomb being loaded on B-2A Spirit stealth bomber before capstone test

Military Aviation / Weapons

Photos show mock B61-12 nuclear bomb being loaded on B-2A Spirit stealth bomber before capstone test

Dario Leone

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

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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After a Nuclear Weapon Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemaker Bombers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

After a Nuclear Weapon Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemaker Bombers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

F-35A drops mock B61-12 nuclear bomb for first time completing final flight test of the nuclear design certification process

Military Aviation

F-35A drops mock B61-12 nuclear bomb for first time completing final flight test of the nuclear design certification process

Dario Leone

B-2 Spirit carries out first set of B61-12 nuclear bomb qualification flight tests

Military Aviation / Weapons

B-2 Spirit carries out B61-12 nuclear bomb qualification flight tests

Dario Leone

Descending into Armageddon: SAC Go Codes

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Descending into Armageddon: SAC Go Codes

Dario Leone

Germany asked Pentagon on the possibility of certifying Eurofighter for nuclear role

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Germany asked Pentagon to certify Eurofighter for nuclear role

Dario Leone

USAF carried out second set of B61-12 qualification tests

Military Aviation / Weapons

USAF CARRIED OUT SECOND SET OF B61-12 NUCLEAR BOMB QUALIFICATION TESTS

Dario Leone

F-16 armed with B61

Military Aviation / Weapons

BEFORE DROPPING A LIVE MOAB ON ISIS CAVES, USAF TESTED THE INERT VERSION OF THE NEW B61-12 NUCLEAR BOMB

Dario Leone

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