Today the B-52 Stratofortress is able to employ nearly 50 types of various munitions as recently proved by Airmen from the…
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Operation Linebacker II
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
[Video] The B-52 Strategic Bomber that Landed at Duxford and Performed the Shortest Runway Landing Ever Done by a BUFF
by Dario LeoneThe impressive video in this post shows a retired B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber landing at the IWM Duxford airfield before being…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The 11 Days that Ended 11 Years of War: the B-52 and Operation Linebacker II
by Dario LeoneBy the eleventh day of Operation Linebacker II, the North Vietnamese were at the mercy of the B-52. The North Vietnamese…
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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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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
B-52D Diamond Lil tail gunner explains how he scored the last confirmed kill by a tail gunner in wartime
by Don Branum“I fired at the bandit until it ballooned to 3 times in intensity then suddenly disappeared from my radar scope at…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Aardvark Down: former F-111 WSO tells the story of his ejection over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II
by Dario Leone“If I had been superstitious at all, I probably wouldn’t have flown the mission at all. Every one of the previous…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS SHOW B-52 BOMBERS COMMITMENT DURING OPERATION LINEBACKER II, THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS OVER NORTH VIETNAM
by Dario LeoneDuring Operations Freedom Train and Linebacker the B-52 community played a major role in bringing north Vietnam back the negotiating table…
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Aviation HistoryMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
HERE’S HOW B-52 TAIL GUNNERS TURNED THE BUFF INTO A MiG KILLER
by Dario LeoneThe BUFF MiG kills were both scored during Operation Linebacker II, the Christmas strategic air offensive against the industrial and logistical…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
U.S. AIR FORCE REMEMBERS AIRMEN WHO SERVED IN OPERATION LINEBACKER II
by Dario LeoneThe strategic bombing over North Vietnam lasted 11 days and its success heralded the end of the conflict The U.S. Air…
