Great Planes

A series that looks back at aviation history and the design of military planes.
B29 Superfortress
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The history behind the B29 Superfortress, a four-engine heavy bomber that was flown from the end of World War II through the Korean War.

C130 Hercules
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The C130 Hercules covered a multitude of uses including airborne assault, search and rescue and maritime patrol and aerial firefighting.

F5 Freedom Fighter
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Defying current trends in fighter aircrafts; agile, easy-maintenance and low-cost; the supersonic aircraft was designed for operation by more than thirty U.S. allied nations.

AV8 Harrier
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World's first vertical takeoff and landing fixed-wing aircraft; first jet to have hovering capabilities.

F105 Thunderchief
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Biggest single engine fighter of its day; became known as the one-man air force; biggest single-engine, single-seat fighter aircraft ever built.

A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog)
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The most lethal Close Air Support fixed wing aircraft ever flown.

B-1 Lancer
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The swing-wing bomber, the Rockwell B-1 Lancer.