Sat, Dec 5, 2020
A B-17 design flaw was discovered when the Flying Fortress "Full House" miraculously returned home after experiencing an in flight explosion that destroyed several planes before it.
Sat, May 13, 2023
Between 1951 and 1958, 58 B-47s Stratojet nuclear bombers exploded in flight. The cause was due to cracks in the wings which couldn't handle the repeated stress of the bomb toss maneuver crews routinely practiced.
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
With no suitable fighter escort for the vast pacific B-29s were easy targets for Japanese interceptors in World War 2. As a quick fix a B-29 was relieved of it's bomber role and fitted with 23 guns include a 40 mm cannon to create the largest gunship ever built.