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Yesterday’s Air Force: The B-36
After World War II the threat of nuclear weapons was felt by every man, woman and child in the country. America knew it needed a platform to help deter a nuclear strike, and the solution was the B-36 Peacemaker.
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9/10
2015
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Yesterday's Air Force: 1909 Wright Military Flyer
Two American bicycle shop owners accomplished something the world's greatest minds had been working on for centuries -- powered flight -- and it only took them a few years.
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8/27
2015
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Yesterday’s Air Force: Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker, a race car driver, World War I ace, aviation pioneer and Medal of Honor recipient was one of the Air Force’s early legends.
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8/13
2015
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Yesterday's Air Force: Luxembourg
On July 12, 1944, two U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers collided over the small town of Perle, Luxembourg.
Though 71 years have passed, the event has changed the lives of many people, including Roger Feller, who witnessed the crash. He has since dedicated his life to never forgetting the American sacrifices of World War II.
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7/30
2015
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Yesterday’s Air Force: The Enola Gay
The thought of using a nuclear weapon is a heavy one, and when the first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, it sparked conversations all over the world. What does it mean to have nuclear power? How should it be used? All this started with one aircraft: the Enola Gay.
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7/16
2015
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