Tag: Cold War

With a Variety of Ways to Sting, the F-89 Scorpion Was the First Line of Defense

From cannons to rockets to nuclear-armed ordnance, the F-89 seemed a formidably…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker

Ukraine Considering Underground Bunkers To Protect F-16s When They Are Delivered

Ukraine is preparing a set of measures to protect the F-16 fighters…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti

65 Years Ago Today: The Man Who Flew A B-47 Under The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge

Bomber Bridge Buzz Tops Maverick’s Tower Blast By A Bunch- But Is…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly

OTD in 1961: ‘Tsar Bomba’, The Terrifying 50-Megaton Mega-Bomb Was Detonated.

Tsar Bomba Was the Largest Hydrogen Bomb Detonated in History, and It…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly

Shot Down 60 Years Ago Today: We Visit Gary Powers U-2 In Moscow Now.

U-2 Wreckage Is Haunting Insight Into The Cold War, Shows How Far…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly