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Aircraft, Fighters, Pilots, Air power, Airstrikes, Missiles, Rockets
Spirit Soars A B-2 Spirit bomber soars during a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 5, 2005.
The bomber deployed as part of a rotation that has provided U.S. Pacific Command officials a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region, enhancing regional security and the U.S. commitment to the Western Pacific.
It is from the 509th Bomber Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis United States Department of Defense Transformation Photo Archive 04/06/2005 http://www.defense.gov/transformation/images/photos/photo_archive/index_2005-04.html http://www.defense.gov/transformation/images/photos/2005-04/Hi-Res/050404-F-1740G-005.jpg added 28 August 2007
Kittyhawk IIIs of the 112 squadron preparing to take off at a desert airstrip in Tunisia in April 1943
Photograph: Imperial War Museum PA
The second world war in colour – pictures An Imperial War Museum book showcases rare colour photographs,
which highlight the key role that aerial battles played
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air power UK
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air power USA
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USA > Colorado > elite military institution > U.S. Air Force Academy
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Royal Air Force RAF UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/11/
aerial warfare USA
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aerial battles UK
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hit USA
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strike USA
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airstrike USA
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/29/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/world/middleeast/
conduct airstrikes USA
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mount a series of air and missile strikes against Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria USA
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respond with retaliatory airstrikes USA
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attack USA
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target USA
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target USA
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Vietnam war > movies > 1979 > USA > Apocalypse Now > airstrike > helicopters > motto > "Death from Above" USA
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pilot USA
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https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/
fighter pilot USA
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WW2 > ace fighter pilot USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/
ace USA
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WW2 > dogfights USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/
shoot down USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/
be shot down (passive) USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/us/
Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs USA
a first-of-its-kind Army unit made up of women who flew planes and trained men to do the same during World War II.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/us/arlington-
test pilot USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/
aircraft
U.S. aircraft
antiaircraft fire > hit USA
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U.S. Air Force's X-37B unmanned space plane USA
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Royal Air Force (RAF) > fighters > Typhoons UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/11/
F-35s fighter jet USA
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/12/
MV-22 Osprey USA
combination aircraft (...) with helicopter-like rotors allowing it to hover; once airborne, it can convert to a fixed-wing plan capable of high speeds and altitudes.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/05/
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft
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aircraft fighter
anti-aircraft weapon UK
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fighter jet > Tornado UK
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/27/
air base USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/world/asia/
plane UK
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/feb/25/
F-4 Phantom plane USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/29/
in an F-4 Phantom USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/
March 1967 > North Vietnam > John R. "Bob" Pardo (1934–2023) > maneuver > Pardo's push USA
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Vietnam war > American sprayer planes > spray defoliants like Agent Orange and prepared napalm USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/
reconnaissance plane
U-2 spy plane USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/03/21/
C-17 military cargo plane USA
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/24/
F-35 Documentary: Runaway Plane NYT 26 January 2016
F-35 Documentary: Runaway Plane Video Retro Report The New York Times 26 January 2016
For decades the United States has been on a quest to perfect stealth technology, but development of the F-35 fighter jet shows just how complicated dreams can become.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaKK1fEHMC8
USA > US Air Force's new B-21 Raider "flying wing"
long-range nuclear-capable stealth bombers built by Northrop Grumman
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/
stealth fighter > F-35 USA
https://www.youtube.com/
B-2 stealth bomber
stealth bomber > Spirit
B-1 supersonic stealth bomber USA
The B-1 contract, with Rockwell International for $20.5 billion (more than $50 billion in today’s dollars), was a cornerstone of Reagan’s strategy to end the Cold War by engaging the Soviets in a costly — critics said profligate — arms race that would threaten them with bankruptcy.
It worked, according to what Russian generals and astronauts later told Robert Cattoi, the former chief engineer for Rockwell, in large part because of the B-1.
“One of them asked me, ‘Do you know Sam Iacobellis?’” Mr. Cattoi told The Los Angeles Times. “‘If you see him, tell him he was far more responsible for ending the Cold War than he might realize We didn’t have the resources to match it. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back.’”
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WW2 > 1943 Dambusters raids > 617 Squadron Lancaster bomber UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/04/
P-47D Thunderbolt Shirley Jane III in 1944 UK
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WW2 > Martin B-26 Marauders of the 441st squadron, 320th bombardment group in 1945 UK
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WW2 > Avro Lancasters of the 44 (Rhodesia) squadron in September 1942 UK
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WW2 > Lancaster R5868 (S-Sugar) reaching 100 missions while serving with 467 squadron in May 1944 UK
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WW2 > Kittyhawk IIIs of the 112 squadron in April 1943 UK
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WW2 > Royal Navy > Supermarine Seafire Mk of 736 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton in September 1943 UK
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/feb/25/
WW2 > North American Harvard Mk IIAs in 1943 UK
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/feb/25/
WW2 > British fighter planes > Hurricanes UK
The Hurricanes, which shot down more than half of all German aircraft during the Battle of Britain, were part of a package of about 3,000 fighter planes delivered to the USSR between 1941 and 1944
to support the Soviet war effort.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/02/
WW2 > Hurricane Mk IIDs, known as ‘flying tin openers’ in April 1943 UK
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/feb/25/
The Wellington GR Mk XIII of 221 squadron in March 1945 UK
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/feb/25/
WW2 > RAF Lancaster UK
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/apr/23/
WW2 > B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle" USA
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/22/
Members of the American Volunteer Group flew Curtiss P-40 planes, pictured.
By performing certain maneuvers, they were able to exploit some weaknesses in the Japanese aircraft.
Photograph: Three Lions/Getty Images
The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II December 19, 2021 7:01 AM ET
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WW2 > American-made Curtiss P-40 fighter planes / P-40 airplanes USA
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helicopter UK / USA
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helicopter fleet 2009 UK
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USA > Apache helicopter UK / USA
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USA > Medevac helicopter UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2008/sep/08/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2008/sep/04/
Chinook helicopter
Black Hawk helicopter USA
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chopper
co-pilot gunner UK
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a military transport helicopter with nine coalition personnel aboard
crewmember
military reconnaissance helicopter
helicopter gunship
warship UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/jul/26/
WW2 > USA > the USS Intrepid, the historic aircraft carrier
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.
She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name.
Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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aircraft carrier UK
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/jul/26/
aircraft carrier USA
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flight deck USA
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weapon handlers USA
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/08/13/
warplane USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/nyregion/
F/A-18C Hornet USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/
B 52 USA
The B-52, laden with nuclear warheads, was a forbidding-looking mainstay of American air defense during the cold war and a strategic deterrent to a nuclear attack.
It saw substantial duty in Vietnam and the Iraq wars and is still in use.
And its fundamental design — novel wings with engine “pods” positioned underneath — became the standard for almost all commercial jet carriers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/
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stealth plane
F-16 fighter aircraft USA
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/
fighter
radar
The Guardian p. 4 24 February 2007
Can we join the Star Wars club? Blair lobbies for UK to be launching pad for defence system · Downing Street confirms talks have taken place · Backbenchers fear PM trying to cement US ties The Guardian Saturday February 24, 2007
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/feb/24/
missile
Army Tactical Missile Systems / ATACMS missiles
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Hellfire missile USA
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fire missiles into N
interceptor missile
missile interceptor system UK
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U.S. missile defense system > Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery USA
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/
intercontinental ballistic missiles ICBM USA
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Air Force Seeks Bush's Approval for Space Arms NYT May 18, 2005
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/18/
space arms UK / USA
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/may/19/
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/18/
hunter-killer satellites
orbiting weapons
"Rods from God"
surveillance satellite
Corpus of news articles
War > Arms / Weapons >
Aircraft, Fighters, Pilots, Air power, Airstrikes,
Missiles, Rockets
U.S. Faces Choice on New Weapons for Fast Strikes
April 22, 2010 The New York Times By DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON — In coming years, President Obama will decide whether to deploy a
new class of weapons capable of reaching any corner of the earth from the United
States in under an hour and with such accuracy and force that they would greatly
diminish America’s reliance on its nuclear arsenal. U.S. Faces Choice on New
Weapons for Fast Strikes,
From The Times Archive
On This Day - July 12, 1957
The RAF retired the last three
APART from the very occasional
“benefit” performance, which brings all the best old-timers out of their
retirement for a brief spell, the three remaining Spitfires in the Royal Air
Force today made a “positively last appearance”.
From The Times Archives > On This Day - July 12, 1957,
June 29, 1945
Hitler's deadly secret weapons come to light
From the Guardian archive
Friday June 29, 1945 Guardian
The more that is learnt of German preparations and progress with new weapons, the more apparent it is that the Allies ended the war with Germany only just in time.
The dangers faced, above all by Britain, were many and terrible.
From the Guardian archive > June 29, 1945 >
April 21, 1944
Skyscapes of bombers and wild geese
From the Guardian Archive
Friday April 21, 1944
The bombers come over as I am going home at dusk, flying high and lonely, the lights at their wing-tips glowing richly like the red and green jujubes we used to suck as children.
Standing back against the wall to watch them, the day still heavy upon me, I am
teased by the memory of another time when I have stood like this. It comes back
as one cruciform shape follows another against the cool, dimly blue evening. The
wild geese driving in a great wedge across the sky, their exulting clangour and
rhythmic, proud wings, the cold of the wind-scoured marsh aching in one's
finger-tips, and a boy's half-broken voice beside one saying: "They look like
aircraft flying in formation, don't they?"
From the Guardian Archive > April 21, 1944 >
September 6, 1916
How the Zeppelin was destroyed
From the Guardian archive
Wednesday September 6, 1916 Guardian
The military authorities announced yesterday that the destruction of the Zeppelin that came down early on Sunday morning at Cuffley, a few miles north of London, was mainly due to an army airman, Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, Worcestershire Regiment and Royal Flying Corps.
The king has awarded Lieutenant
Robinson the Victoria Cross. To the official announcement of this in last
night's "Gazette" is added the following note:- "For most conspicuous bravery.
He attacked an enemy airship under circumstances of great difficulty and danger,
and sent it crashing to the ground as a flaming wreck. He had been in the air
for more than two hours, and had previously attacked another airship during his
flight."
From the Guardian archive,
On This Day - March 31, 1913
From the Times Archive
The threat posed by the Zeppelin proved to be exaggerated. Although there were bombing raids in the early years of the First World War, the damage was limited, casualties light and the Zeppelin’s vulnerability to attack was soon exposed
WE NOW know the best and the worst
of the Government policy concerning aerial warfare, and are in a position to
realise the full effects of the neglect of the King’s Ministers in this branch
of defence.
From the Times Archives >
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