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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.