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Boneyard files: KC-97 Stratofreighter – behind the scenes of a forgotten giant

The KC-97 Stratofreighter, an aerial refueling tanker based on the B-29, served the US Air Force before being replaced by jet ...
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Photos: Offutt Air Force Base through the years

Aug 29, 2019 Aug 29, 2019 Updated Jul 13, 2023 0 A historical overview of Offutt Air Force Base, longtime headquarters of the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War and current headquarters of what ...
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Always at war organizational culture in Strategic Air Command, 1946-62 Melvin G. Deaile

"A different breed of cat": The foundations of pilot culture -- Shared experiences: the foundations of SAC culture -- Beginnings: The evolution of SAC -- "We are at war now": implementing a new ...
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To rule the skies General Thomas S. Power and the rise of Strategic Air Command in the Cold War Brent D. Ziarnick

Introduction: Of insanity and icons -- From flying cadet to Aerospace Commander: Early life and career, 1905-54 -- constructing the Aerospace Force: Air research and development command, 1954-57 -- ...
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Preserving a stealth icon: SAC Museum teams with local business on F-117 Nighthawk

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - If you’ve been to the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, you know the work that goes into preserving pieces of the country’s history that flew amongst the stars. This ...
The National Interest

Strategic Air Command

The bomber crews’ ordeal would last somewhat longer. If they could clear their first target by twenty-five miles, they had to proceed with their mission. After that, they could parachute... If the ...