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The North American B-45 Tornado is an early American jet bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation. It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter service with the United States Air Force (USAF), as well as the first multiengine jet bomber to be refueled in midair. [1]
In 1952, Carswell Air Force Base in Texas was hit by a tornado, severely damaging a number of aircraft. [7] One of the damaged airplanes was a B-36 bomber, and Convair suggested to the Air Force that it should be converted into an early prototype for the X-6, instead of being repaired. [7]
Camera footage from a U.S. A-10, as it begins an attack on a British vehicle squadron, March 2003. This is a list of friendly fire incidents by the U.S. Military on allied British personnel and civilians. Korean War 23 September 1950: During the "Battle of Hill 282", three United States Air Force F-51 Mustang aircraft attacked a position held by the British Army's 1st Battalion, Argyll and ...
This is a list of United States bomber aircraft, including those with the capability of bombing, ... North American B-45 Tornado reconnaissance bomber: 1947: retired ...
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945 Aviation accidents in Japan involving U.S. military and government aircraft post-World War II v
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...
List of tornadoes in the 1985 United States-Canada tornado outbreak, (Grazulis, p. 1,268) Albany—Dougherty County, Georgia: 1940 February 10: 18 300 F4 [15] (Grazulis, p. 889) Warner Robins—Robins Air Force Base—Jeffersonville, Georgia: 1953 April 30: 18 300 F4 Grazulis reported 19 deaths (Grazulis, p. 968)
After about 40 seconds their plane was hit by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery, trained to defend against low-altitude attacks, and the two Italians had to launch themselves with the ejection seat. The plane hit the ground about 20 km northwest of the Kuwaiti capital, a few hundred meters from an Iraqi Republican Guard barracks. The two airmen ...