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The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(U.S. Air Force) The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is famous as the first and only aircraft to drop...
Historic B-29 planes to make rare joint appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year
The Northwestern via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOSHKOSH ― The “Turning the Tide” salute is set to create more history while celebrating it. The...
World War II aircraft coming to Swanton, Ohio
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSWANTON, Ohio – The AirPowerHistory Tour, featuring World War II aircraft, is coming to Toledo Express Airport Aug. 9-10. Public tours and rides will be...
Airmen volunteered to repair a WWII B-29 Superfortress ... and it's going to fly again
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAirman 1st Class Julia Hall, 22nd Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation apprentice, works on...
‘Experimental’ plane slams into golf cart, knocks woman unconscious, Indiana cops say
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAn “experimental” plane slammed into a golf cart at a rural Indiana airport, knocking a woman...
Wichita is the only city in Kansas — and one of 19 nationwide — to receive this honor
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 1 year agoWichita’s factories built thousands of planes that turned back Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Now...
Here's why you may notice World War II-era planes flying around Evansville on Thursday
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEVANSVILLE − The majestic World War II airplanes will come roaring to life when the B-29 Superfortress “FIFI” and B-24 Liberator “Diamond Lil” land at Evansville Regional Airport on Thursday ...
Blundo: How a 'Turtle' — and a kangaroo — came to make historic landing in Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe airplane was called the “Truculent Turtle,” it had a kangaroo on board and its unplanned landing after a record-setting flight briefly made Columbus the focus of international attention ...
Russian aircraft strikes Kyiv with long-distance missiles, causing substantial damage
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ignat, speaking during a briefing following the...
Around Town: A NYT best seller and a Pulitzer Prize finalist to speak in Brevard
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo successful authors, including one New York Times best seller and also one Pulitzer Prize finalist, will be making presentations this month in Brevard. According to a press release, Brevard ...