The SCR-717-B radar on the SB-24 Liberator enhanced night-attack missions with pinpoint accuracy using radio detection. The ...
During World War II, Consolidated Aircraft, which later became Convair, introduced the B-24 Liberator into service. While the aircraft later became the most-producer bomber, it also had an ...
The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...
Matthew Balderree first encountered drones in 2004 as a technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force working with an early warning and airspace management radar system in Iraq. For Balderree, that ...
The crash, which caused about $1 million in damage (roughly $17.5 million in 2024), represented the first time that an ...
Tucson's ties to the B-24 Liberator run deep as David-Monthan served as a training ground for the bomber during World War II.
The North American B-25 Mitchell made its maiden flight on August 19, 1940, and, as Lady Luck/Fate/Destiny/Karma/Joss would ...
Now, Magiera lives in Marion Woods – Sky Active Living and attributes his longevity to a combination of good health, regular ...
One of the most expensive campaigns of World War II was the aerial bombing of Axis powers in Europe. The American B-17 and B-24 bombers served as the backbone of the Allied bombing efforts over ...
The bombers faced little resistance and around 20,000 civilians were killed. Six Lancasters were destroyed. The spitfire is the most famous plane of WW2. Its groundbreaking design and superior ...
Sgt Leonard Shrubsall was part of the seven man crew of a Short Stirling Bomber The son of a crew member of a World War Two bomber that crashed into a lake in the Netherlands has welcomed the ...
He is one of the last surviving air crew from WW2 Bomber Command He said he "never knew if it was his turn next and would see the empty places at breakfast the next morning". The IBCC, in Lincoln ...