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Strategic Air Command
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The Thunderhawks Were SAC’s Very Own Demonstration Team
For a Few Short Months During the 1980s They Were an Impressive Bunch But Their Story Ended Tragically The year was 1987. The Cold War still had the potential to…
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The KC-97: Boeing’s Big Tanker Set the Standard
The Stratofreighter Was the Proving Ground for the KC-135 Stratotanker It is 1951. The first generation of America’s Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps tactical jet aircraft have begun service…
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B-52 Aircrews Used To Air Refuel In Crazy Bank Angles Just To Prove They Could
Air refueling is supposed to be a very benign maneuver. But there is nothing ‘normal’ about being in a large aircraft just 6-18 feet away from another airliner sized jet. …
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B-58 Hustlers Were Sonic Booming and Record Setting Machines
Convair’s B-58 Hustler was a record-setting machine back when it was introduced in 1960. The builders of the jet produced a Progress Report film during 1961 highlighting the fact that…
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Watch: RB-36 Pilot Recounts Flying The “Peacemaker” For SAC
This Interview With an Actual RB-36 “Peacemaker” Pilot Is Living History RB-36 Peacemaker pilot David J Flaming served with the Strategic Air Command (SAC) 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (SRW) Guardians…
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Watch: The B-29 May Have Been The Arsenal of Democracy’s Greatest Achievement
The Superfortress Brought The War Back to Japan, But It Took a Herculean Effort to Get It Done When the United States was at war with Japan the propaganda films…
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Watch: B-58 Crew Dog Shares His Experiences In Convair’s Hustler Bomber
Convair’s legendary B-58 Hustler was first flown on November 11th 1956. The delta-winged bomber would go on to serve with Strategic Air Command (SAC) for only about ten years, but…
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NKAWTG: The Many Ways That SAC Used The Mighty KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker first entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1957. Boeing built just a couple more than 800 of these aircraft. They have been…
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Strategic Air Command Was Only Secretive About Most Of Their Operations During The 1950s
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber was only a couple of years in active service when Boeing produced the film “Meet Your B-47” for the Air Force in 1954. Generally speaking…
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The B-52: Come Fly The Plane Your Grandfather Flew (And Your Son Might Fly Too)
The Boeing B-52: The Timeless One On 15 April 1952, Boeing test pilot “Tex” Johnson pulled back on the control yoke of the prototype YB-52 Stratofortress and she took to…
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