The bomber also featured improved altitude over its predecessors, able to fly at a service ceiling of up to 35,000 feet depending on bomb load. This height enabled the B-17 to fly far above the ...

During WWII, five bombers stood out for their strategic impact: the American B-29 Superfortress, famed for firebombing Tokyo ...

During World War II, as Germany was growing dominant in bomber technology, the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) saw the ...

(Courtesy Kemper Aero via YouTube) Flying between 2,000 to 10,000 feet, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Lady made her final flight across the Western states of America as she left her former ...

Weston native Charles “Charlie” Brown, born on April 15, 1922, joined the Army Air Corp after high school where he would end up as a crewmember in the 379th Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force. On ...

The Air Force is soon sending a task force of strategic bombers ... in a follow-up email. That bomber deployment was one of two announced Friday. The military also plans to send B-52s, alongside ...

(U.S. Air Force) The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber could end up having a larger role in the Air Force’s plans for future air dominance, as the service rethinks its plans for an advanced ...

U.S. B-2 bombers attacked weapons caches belonging to Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel claimed it had killed the top Hamas leader as multiple conflicts involving Iran-backed militant groups ...

The US military carried out fresh airstrikes on Yemen-based Houthi rebels on October 17. The US forces used B-2 stealth bombers for the first time to attack deep underground bunkers of the Houthis ...

First operational use of the B-2 Spirit bomber in Yemen. On Oct. 17, 2024, U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers were deployed for the first time in airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen ...

The US military carried out a series of airstrikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Wednesday, using B-2 ...