“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Originally a Chinese proverb, this is a quote that many people ...

Close to midnight on February 13, 1950, the radio operators at Offutt Air Force Base received a disturbing distress call that ...

With a wingspan of 240 feet, the B-36 instantly became the largest bomber ever mass-produced. The B-36 “Peacemaker,” the largest warplane ever constructed, first took to the skies more than eight ...

In total, the B-36 flew with a 15-man crew. The reason for such a large crew was a series of complex offensive and defensive systems. For starters, the B-36 was heavily armed—with eight remotely ...