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A B-52 Bomber Just Had a Close Call with a Civilian Flight
The bomber nearly collided with a SkyWest jet in North Dakota due to lack of radar at Minot Airport and poor coordination.
The Last Boeing‑Built Heavy Bomber Still Airworthy
USAF Major General Jason Armagost, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, commented on the 2024 ...
The National Interest on MSN6d
The US Air Force Might Retire the U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft
At the 2025 Royal International Air Tattoo, US aircraft like the B-1B and U-2 showcased American airpower and diplomacy, possibly marking the U-2’s final appearance before retirement.
B-52 bomber wasn’t warned about approaching Delta plane before shocking near-miss in North Dakota: Air Force
Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which ...
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WWII B-17 flies into Boeing Field on 90th anniversary of first flight of Flying Fortress
Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing ...
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Family of airman killed in 1983 Grand Forks Air Force Base explosion visit park that honors victims' memory
Sisters Mary Stupar and Irene Rochefort traveled from the East Coast to see the memorial for the victims of the explosion ...