Originally shared by +Gazing Skyward TV March 17th, 1947First flight of the North American B-45 Tornado. The North American B-45 Tornado was the United States Air Force's first operational jet bomber, and the first multi-jet engined bomber in the world to be refuelled in midair. The B-45 was an important part of the United States's nuclear deterrent for several years in the early 1950s, but was rapidly succeeded by the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. B-45s and RB-45s served in the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1950 until 1959. It was also the first jet bomber of the NATO Alliance, which was formed in 1949….. Source:Wikipedia North American B-45 Tornado http://gstv.us/1Duy90K YouTube, North American XB-45 Tornado First Flight, March 17, 1947 http://gstv.us/1HWoIpA If you enjoy the "This Day in Aviation History" collection, you may enjoy some of these other collections from Gazing Skyward TV: http://gstv.us/GSTVcollections #avgeek #NorthAmerican #B45 #Tornado #military #USA#aviation #history #fb
Originally shared by +Carlos Martins Embraer KC-390
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Originally shared by +Simon Johnson F-5E Tiger II part of Fliegerstaffel 19 powers out of Sion AFB,Switzerland. 8/3/16 www.sjaviation.net/Swiss-Airforce-Sion/i-Xxk9RRc/0/X2/DSC_1527-Edit-X2.jpg
Originally shared by +Chris Buff Panning with a Corsair
Originally shared by +Fly By Photography Today's fast jet is the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-4 is a two seat, twin engine jack of all trades. Designed in the mid '50s for the US Navy as an interceptor, the F-4 also took on the roll as a Navy and Marine Corps fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The US Air Force latter purchased the F-4 for use as a fighter-bomber, air superiority fighter, reconnaissance platform and latter still converted many to Wild Weasel SAM suppression aircraft, hunting and killing surface-to-air missile sites and their associated tracking installations. Over 5,000 F-4s were built between 1958 and 1981 with many being exported to countries friendly to the US. The F-4 weighed over 30,000 lbs. empty and had a maximum takeoff weight of over 61,000 lbs. It was powered by two General Electric J-79 engines capable of producing over 17,000 lbs. of thrust each and propelling the Phantom to speeds over Mach 2. The F-4 holds the distinction of being the only aircraft to be used by both the US Navy's Blue Angles and the US Air Force's Thunderbirds flight demonstration teams. The last F-4s in active US service were retired in 1996. […]
Originally shared by +**** Randy Ball flies his MiG-17F at the 2015 Tico Warbird Airshow last weekend.
Originally shared by +Jeff Perren Late afternoon flying low level formation in a storm.
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Originally shared by +**** Baby Huey in chocks !
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