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Today in aviation history: First flight of the Douglas B-23 Dragon

On July 27, 1939, the Douglas B-23 Dragon made its first flight, introducing greater speed, firepower, and the first tail gun ...
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We visited what some say is the 'first stealth bomber': Germany’s Horten Ho 229 is sitting in the Smithsonian

Known as Horten Ho 229, Nazi Germany produced the world’s first flying-wing jet aircraft. Indeed, when many today see the triangular airframe of the gray-hulled Nazi flying wing, they cannot help but ...