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The Cold War bomber rushed into the Gulf with 72 hours’ notice

In January 1991, as global attention focused on the unfolding Gulf War, six aging low-level strike aircraft were suddenly ...
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550 knots at 50 feet: The steel brick built to lob nuclear bombs

Britain needed a cheap, carrier-based counter to the Soviet Sverdlovsk cruiser, leading to the Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft. The jet was designed to fly over 550 knots at 50 feet to evade radar ...