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A look at the days latest news and headlines. The president has watched this process play out. He wants to see it come to an end as he stated many times. We look forward to that happening. Bill there are so many headlines going back and forth today. We have been here many times before. You get to the end of the day and you ask yourself what changed . Has something changed today fundamentally or not . No, not a lot. We heard the president say this stuff a lot. We know that the president vents on ...

美国威斯康辛州一名90岁退役老兵在越战时驾驶T-33战斗教练机。他最近在一场航空展中再度驾驶这款飞机。这是时隔65年以来，他首次回到这款飞机的驾驶舱。这除了证明他宝刀未老之外，也让他感觉年轻不少。

Three atomic blasts is nothing to sneeze at. 

Rugged: The Air Force Tested Its XF-90 Jet Against a Nuclear Explosion During the early days of the Cold War, it was assumed that nuclear weapons might well be used in the next war. Key point: If you assume nuclear weapons will be used, you would want to be sure your planes and tanks can survive to keep fighting. Here is how the XF-90 was nuked to find out. In 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force issued a requirement for a “penetrating escort” jet that could accompany comparatively ponderous B-29...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Witness to 1953 jet crash at San Antonios Randolph air base tells story of hero pilot who died saving lives FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Airplanes ---- Shooting stars return from battleline strikes -- Precision flying is demonstrated by this flight of F-80 Shooting Stars of the U.S. Eighth Fighter Bomber Wing planes returning to a forward airstrip in Korea from close air support strikes on "Siberia Hill" and "Bunker Hill" areas. These jet fighter bombers retu...

F-80 Shooting Star: Americas First Fighter Jet Originally meant to take on the Nazis but these fighters ended up fighting communist North Korea. Heres how they performed. Heres What You Need to Remember: Hastily designed to counter Nazis superfighters in the early 1940s, America’s first operational fighter jet would have an unexpected and long-lasting legacy. On November 8, 1950, a flight of four straight-winged jets swooped down on an airfield at Sinuiju, North Korea—on the Korean si...

Missing after a fierce battle. he was awarded the silver star and the purple heart. or they could be heroes remembered like major charles lorring who was held a prisoner by the nazis. less than a decade later he returned to battle. above enemy territory near sniper ridge, his f-80 was hit by anti-character fire. in -- anti-aircraft fire. he directed his plane into the very enemy artillery that was threatening american soldiers. they could also have stories like first lieutenant downs. hal traine...