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Cold War Era

A period of time from 1947 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 that includes the space race and Korean and Vietnam Wars
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The Convair B-36A in flight.

B-36: Bomber at the Crossroads

It was the biggest warplane ever to wear an American star, and in the summer of '49 the Peacemaker found itself a war--in Washington.
April 1996 | By Daniel Ford

The Open Gate

A B-57 crew faced the end of the world.
January 1994 | By Edwards Park

South Vietnamese refugees walk across a U.S. Navy vessel after fleeing their homes in April 1975.

Getting Out

In April 1975, escaping Saigon meant crowding into a darkened C-130 in the middle of the night.
July 1992 | By Fred Reed

By the end of the war, Sabre pilots had attained a kill ratio of 10 to 1 against MiG-15s. Most of the aerial warfare took place along the Yalu River in an area nicknamed MiG Alley.

A Single Daring Act

Memoirs of Korea by an acclaimed novelist.
November 1991 | By James Salter

The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Mach 1: Assaulting the Barrier

In 1947, no airplane had ever gone faster than the speed of sound.
December 1990 | By Stephan Wilkinson

Dash 80

The story of the prototype 707.
May 1987 | By R.G. Thompson


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