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The H-bomb incident.

The Lost H-Bomb

May 12, 2023May 15, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments 1966, aircraft, America, B-52, Bomb, bomber, cold war, H-bomb, Hydrogen, Nuclear, Spain

The day the USAF accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on Spain – in January 1966, a USAF B-52 was involved

Bell's XP-77 wooden fighter.

Experimental WWII

Bell XP-77 – the Mini Fighter that was Sort of Terrible

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth America, american, bell, experimental, fighter, Interceptor, military, model 3, P-77, Pilot, piston, prototype, Test, testing, tests, trials, United States, united states of america, US, USA, v12, war, world war 2, world war two, ww2, wwii, XP-39, xp-77, XV-770

The Bell XP-77 was a flawed American attempt to make a fighter plane made entirely out of alternative materials in

The X-47 is the US Navy's attempt at an unmanned vehicle.

Experimental Modern Day

X-47A – The Flying Dorito

April 5, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M Johnson aircraft, America, Modern, Northrop, UAV, UCAV, USA, X-47A

The use of aerial drones for combat purposes has a lengthy history, but the story is also ongoing as the

The XCG-16 troop transport.

Experimental WWII

XCG-16 – The Experimental Glider

March 20, 2023March 29, 2023 Guy Davey 0 Comments aircraft, America, experimental, Glider, prototype, USA, wwii

Although conceived during the Second World War, the XCG-16 glider originated from a design philosophy from 1930 and became one

NZ2336 Barn find. Photo credit - Graham Orphan

Mosquito NZ2336 Found in a Barn – John Smith Collection

December 18, 2022December 23, 2022 Nathan Cluett 0 Comments America, bomber, fighter, Gloria Lyons, Hudson, John, John Smith Collection, Kittyhawk, Lockheed, Mosquito, Mustang, New Zealand, P-40, P-51D, Smith, wwii

The de Havilland Mosquito was used by many allied nations in the Second World War. NZ2336 was operated by the

The Atlantis was key to the ATLAS project.

ATLAS-1 – The Space Mission to Understand the Atmosphere

October 25, 2022December 14, 2022 Vegim Krelani America, ATLAS, NASA, Ship, Space, Spaceship

The Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) space shuttle missions were planned to launch over an 11 year solar-cycle