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Tinker Celebrates 75 Years: Wright R3350 Radial Engine Profile

The Wright R3350 ‘Cyclone 18’ radial engine is a massive, complex engine which powered significant…

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Tinker Celebrates 75 Years: Pratt & Whitney J57 Turbojet Engine Profile

Pratt & Whitney’s J57 engine is a twin-spool, axial flow turbojet engine with standard and…

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Tinker Celebrates 75 Years: Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Aircraft Profile

The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” was a six-engine, very heavy bomber produced to meet specifications issued…

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Props and Pin-Ups in World War II (and it’s just not girls in bikinis…)

by John M. Caratola, PhD. From the very beginning of organized warfare, men in combat…

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A VETERAN’S STORY: Avoiding Cobras and Flying Cobras

Carl “Skip” Bell was born at Emory Hospital on August 6, 1945, the same day…

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Bermuda Triangle Revisited

By Stephen Chapis In December 1945, five TBM Avengers and 14 aircrew members vanished on…

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POW Recalls Mission That Led to Capture 50 Years Ago

By Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert, 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs On Oct. 25,…

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A Minute In History – The Queen of The CVE’s and the Invasion of Leyte

Brought to you by Ladd Gardner Aviation Insurance. By Ann-Marie Loos One of the longest…

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Air Force Salutes ‘Flying Tiger’ After 75 Year Journey Home

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Blood is thicker than water. For the family of…

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