Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine the German Luftwaffe without its most famous bomber - Junkers Ju-87. But on August 15th, 1939, just two weeks before the outbreak of World War Two, an event took place that cast serious doubts about the feasibility of using Ju-87 Stukas in a major comba...
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The story of Pan American Airways Boeing-314 "Pacific Clipper", which made an unplanned flight around the world following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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On May 22nd 1957, while flying from El Paso, Texas to Albuquerque New Mexico, a B-36 bomber from the 334th bomb squadron accidentally dropped one of the most powerful hydrogen bombs that ever existed.
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Here, you will find AMAZING STORIES about famous airplanes, HISTORICAL EVENTS, or EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE that have changed the world of aviation or turned out to be unfairly forgotten. The stories ...