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The B-52 survived where other bombers failed because it could continue to fulfill a very special set of roles in the Missile Age, including long-range low-altitude penetration strategic bomber, heavy conventional bomber, and more generally flexible large long-range weapons-carrying platform. None of the replacements of the B-52 would have performed these duties nearly as

Argentina’s dictator General Galtieri sensed his moment and invaded the ‘defenseless’ Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982. All over by June 14, the war cemented the reputation of Margaret Thatcher

The Avro Vulcan made her maiden flight on Aug. 30, 1952 and officially entered into RAF service in September 1956. She finally saw combat during the Falklands war. 

Marshmallows seem pretty inoffensive — until they become a hazard in the sky

Had it entered service, the Avro 730 could have replaced the V Bombers as the primary airborne platform as a part of the UK's nuclear deterrent force.

WHEN Mike Hollen set sail for Christmas Island, it was his first time overseas. By the time he returned, eight months later, he’d been half way…

The Air Force today would look very different.

Submitting... The Cockpits Collection. PIcture: Nigel Towler All three are types of nuclear bomber which were based in Doncaster during the cold war. Owner Nigel Towler, 65, has dedicated 40 years of his life to salvaging and restoring his collection but says he needs to sell them – and warns they could be sold off for scrap if a buyer cannot be found. Aviation buff Adrian Ford-Simms contacted the Free Press to call for them to go to the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum at Lakeside. He said: �...

Four British V-Bomber Cockpits Up For Sale Four British V-Bomber Cockpits Up For Sale Three of the V-Bonbler cockpits in their storage hangar. (image via Hansons Auctioneers) Every once in a while something unusual comes up in the world of aeronautica auctions… and we’ve just received word that Hanson Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd. in Britain has a significant collection of aircraft cockpit sections coming up for sale which is bound to generate a lot of interest. This is likely the only chance ...

These Cold War-era planes were meant to deliver atomic bombs just like the American B-52. Key point: The RAF invested heavily in these platforms and used them in the 1950s and 1960s. Here is their story. During World War II, the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Bomber Command deployed huge strategic bombers on a massive scale to bombard German cities at night. Postwar, the RAF sought to evolve its bomber fleet to the jet and nuclear age. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrated tha...