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Today the use of nuclear weapons is a near-unthinkable military option of last resort. But back in the 1950s, that norm had yet to...
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Today the use of nuclear weapons is a near-unthinkable military option of last resort. But back in the 1950s, that norm had yet to...
If you were a sailor assigned to U.S. Naval aviation during the middle of 1943 and onward, you probably served on one of the...
F9F Panther, a former U.S. Air Force officer gives us a detailed history: Seventy-plus-years after the fact, the question of who (as in the pilot)...
When the Avro Vulcan first flew in August of 1952, the distinctive bomber was notably advanced and clearly a child of the Cold War...
SR-71 Spy Plane Able to Evade Enemy Air Defenses Without a Scratch: The SR-71 Blackbird put the capital “E” on evasion. The enemy fired...
The Unforgettable F-14 Tomcat Showed Its Mettle for Decades – It was the 1980s, during the twilight of the Cold War, and many F-14...
The XF-85 Goblin was an idea that never made it into the Air Force’s mainstream thinking for many reasons: Its manufacturer called it the “Goblin”—and...
No SR-71 Blackbirds Were Ever Shot Down – And Other Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know: Of the thirty-two Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbirds” that were built...
The Avro Canada CF-105 “Arrow” was one of the best Cold War fighters you probably never heard of. (Subscribe to 19FortyFive‘s New YouTube Channel...
USS Nimitz – the Aircraft Carrier designed for a Cold War Turned Hot Against Russia – The popular T-shirt slogan, “I’m not old, I’m...