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The Curtiss-Wright F-87 Blackhawk

Given the fact that it had ended the Pacific War of World War II through the bombing of the Japanese home islands, a strategic campaign that culminated in the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by single atomic bombs on 6 and 9 August 1945 respectively, the US Army Air Forces were well aware of the …

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Posted byChris Chant26/01/201627/01/2016Posted inCold War, WWIITags: interceptor, US bomber

Classic US Bombers – The Convair B-58 Hustler

A history of the Convair B-58 Hustler, a classic US bomber, outlining its evolution, service history and specifications.

Posted byChris Chant28/11/201128/11/2011Posted inAircraft, Military equipmentTags: Convair B-58 Hustler, US bomber

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