Vintage Aviation News

Happy Birthday To The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

April 15, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Sixty-two years ago today, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress took flight for the first time. The B-52 began life as a proposed replacement for Strategic Air Command’s B-36s and B-50s. Originally designed […]

Climate and Deterioration claims the ARC LIGHT Memorial’s B-52D Stratofortress

March 23, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 17

WarbirdsNews has learned that the B-52D Stratofortress 56-0586, long on display at the Arc Light Memorial Park on Guam is due to be scrapped. The airframe has simply deteriorated too far to save, despite the […]

In 1961 a B-52 Bomber Broke Up In Mid-Air Almost Causing a Nuclear Holocaust In The US

September 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As reported on the online version of the British newspaper, The Guardian ,in 1961 the U.S. came close to a nuclear holocaust in North Carolina. Only a low voltage switch prevented a nuclear device, the hydrogen […]

RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin

June 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The fifth of six Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks has landed at its new home, this time quite a bit further away from RAAF Amberly than its mates. Arriving last week […]

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation Unburdens Itself of 32 Deteriorating Aircraft

March 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation is contracting for the first time in its 29 year history, getting rid of a third of its collection. Among those things getting the axe are three missiles and 29 […]

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Happy Birthday To The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Climate and Deterioration claims the ARC LIGHT Memorial’s B-52D Stratofortress

In 1961 a B-52 Bomber Broke Up In Mid-Air Almost Causing a Nuclear Holocaust In The US

RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation Unburdens Itself of 32 Deteriorating Aircraft

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