The USA, at the beginning of the Cold War, was troubled by the question of how its bombers were capable of entering deep into ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The XF-90 reportedly achieved supersonic speeds fifteen times. However, in August 1950 the XF-90 was pitted in a fly-off against the McDonnell Douglas XF-88 Voodoo, ...

Key point: During the early days of the Cold War, it was assumed that nuclear weapons might well be used in the next war. Naturally, the U.S. Air Force needed to test the durability of its aircraft.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of four-color halftone offset litho prints showing various models of Lockheed aircraft. The collection also contains ...

In the spring of 1952, the U.S. Defense Nuclear Agency conducted a series of atomic bomb drops and tower shots at the Nevada Proving Ground, code-named Operation Tumbler Snapper. One of ...