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An RAF bomber during a sortie over Germany during WWII. (History.com) On this day in 1945, over 1,200 Allied bomber aircraft took to the skies for an attack on Dresden, an industrial city in Eastern Germany. That night, the first of four sorties (missions) began and, over the next 48 hours, 3,900 tonnes of incendiary…
A USAF EC-130B ABCNP "Looking Glass" aircraft. (Airliners.net) On this day in 1961, the US Air Force launched Looking Glass, a command centre tasked with coordinating the deployment of America's nuclear weapons. The command centre was located on a number of heavily-modified KC-130 aircraft; the ABNCPs (Airborne Command Post), armed with powerful communications systems, rotated…
A B-2 "Spirit" bomber on its first flight. (source: AF.Mil) On this day in 1988, the American B-2 Spirit Bomber was unveiled to US military officials. The B-2 is a stealth heavy strategic bomber designed to fly above enemy radar capabilities and conduct long range missions with a crew of two. Costing roughly $2.1 Billion…
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