Tag: Cold War

An Aircraft so Bad it Made People Literally Sick: The Republic XF-84H “Thunderscreech”

The XF-84H was an ambitious project to reverse-engineer a jet-powered F-84 into…

A Lone Two-Seater: The Story of the YA-10B Warthog

Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter…

“Celestial Eagle Flight”: An F-15A Destroys a Satellite

In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles…

The Promising Beginning and Sudden End of the BAC TSR.2

First flying in September 1964, the TSR.2 was designed as a tactical…

Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser…

The Soviet Union’s First Jet Bomber: The Ilyushin Il-28 ‘Beagle’

Making a flyover appearance at the 1950 Soviet May Day parade, the…