Can you identify this early U.S. Navy jet fighter?
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This Amazing Sky-Cycle Blimp was Among the First Maneuverable Aircraft
By attaching a bicycle apparatus, propeller and rudder to a hydrogen-filled balloon, Carl Myers created one of the first maneuverable powered aircraft.
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Broken Arrow: B-52 Down With Two H-Bombs in California’s Central Valley
During a Cold War airborne alert mission, a combination of mechanical malfunctions and human errors led to the crash of a B-52 with two H-bombs onboard.
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How the U.S. Used ‘Laws of War’ to Hang Dakota Indians After 1862 Uprising
Should European-American concepts of lawful warfare have been applied to what were long-established practices of the Dakota Indians?
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Air Force Honors Vietnam Fighter Pilot Robin Olds
A new Air Force Academy memorial includes a statue of colorful Vietnam War fighter pilot Col. Robin Olds, a “triple ace” with a larger-than-life personality
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They Shoot Cowboys, Don’t They? Earps Take on Biggest Gang in Arizona
The outlaw band known as the Cowboys operated freely in Arizona Territory—until the Earp brothers and a friend named ‘Doc’ called their bluff.
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The National WWII Museum to Host its 14th Annual International Conference in New Orleans
For all things WWII be sure to tune into the conference starting on November 18.
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The Oldest Living WWII veteran, Now 112, Wants to be Remembered as a ‘good soldier’
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “a good soldier.”
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‘Bison’ Book Review
Photographer Audrey Hall and collaborator Chase Reynolds Ewald present a paean to the iconic American buffalo of the Western plains
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Theodore Waddell: Cheatgrass Dreams Come True
The artist puts a modernist touch on paintings of cattle, sheep, horses and other creatures of the northern Rockies