FLYING Classics: B-1B’s Legacy of Mission Flexibility
The B-1B Lancer’s roles have included nuclear deterrence and close-air support.
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FLYING Classics: Lockheed Created the ‘Impossible’ SR-71 Blackbird to Replace the U-2
Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, the Eisenhower administration sought a new aircraft from Lockheed (NYSE: LMT)—“one that would fly faster than any aircraft before or since, at greater altitude, and with a minimal radar cross section,” according to Lockheed Martin. Lockheed needed “to build […]
B-29 Superfortress Pulled the Trigger on World War II in the Pacific
The most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of the war fulfilled critical missions.
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff
In a display of bipartisanship on June 9, 2020, the US Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be 22nd Air Force chief of staff with a vote of 98-0. The unanimous vote cleared the way for the decorated pilot and experienced commander to become the first African-American in history to lead a branch […]
