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Interviews with the SA-3 missile crew that shot down the F-117.

Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 by alert5

Flying Tigers didn’t come up with the shark mouth design, they copied from the RAF

Posted on March 25, 2020March 24, 2020 by alert5

While it was the First American Volunteer Group (AVG) that made the shark mouth design famous around the world, it was the British that came up with it.

Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain

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Smithsonian removes copyright restrictions from about 2.8 million of its images

Posted on February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by alert5

On Feb. 25, Smithsonian declared that it had removed copyright restrictions from about 2.8 million of its digital collection images.

Partial front view of Lockheed SR-71A (Blackbird, s/n 61-7972, A19920072000) on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia.

Historical efforts to re-engine the B-52 by the USAF Materiel Command History Office

Posted on February 25, 2020 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force’s Materiel Command History Office published this article on Feb. 21 that explores previous efforts to re-engine the B-52 bomber. Hit the link below for the article.

Graphic: USAF
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Original North American Aviation drawings saved

Posted on February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 by alert5

A large amount of aircraft drawings made by North American Aviation are being preserved and put online by AirCorps Aviation.

United States Air Force / Public domain

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