“Flying unescorted meant instant doom for WWII bomber crews. A decade later the danger hadn’t vanished—especially for American pilots tasked with penetrating the Soviet air-defence fortress. Escort ...

Most of the older performance aircraft still in use by the military - including the F-15, F-16, U-2 spy plane, B-52 and B-1 bomber, are off-limits to the general public. A ride in one usually is ...

Of the 3,900 B-29 bombers built between 1943 and 1946, only two are still flying, and both are kept in the air by not-for-profit organizations. FiFi, owned and operated by The Commemorative Air Force ...

During World War II, the US used various bombers such as the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress for strategic daylight bombing. These ...