A Brief History Earlier, we posted an article about the greatest bomber in history, but you may be wondering what else rounds out the top ten… Digging Deeper 10. Consolidated B-24 Liberator With 18,400 built, it remains to this day the most prolific American warplane ever produced. Slightly faster than the B-17 and capable of carrying more bombs farther, the B-17’s superior ruggedness keeps this airplane from scoring higher. The Liberator was operational with the Indian Air Force until 1968! 9. Gotha G.V-G. X The German Gotha was the premier bomber of World War I with a range of over…
Browsing: April 15
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A Brief History On April 15, 1952, a milestone in aviation history was crossed when the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress made its first flight, a flight directly headed to First Place in the pantheon of bomber aircraft. Digging Deeper There is no typographical error in the date, it really was 68 years ago (as 2020). The pilots flying the B-52 for the US Air Force were not even born then! (Neither was the author.) When the B-52 first flew, it was the heaviest airplane in the world and could not be caught by fighter planes of the day. Designed to carry…