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Seventy years ago, on September 17, 1955, a modified Convair B-36 departed Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. Legendary U.S.
Ralph Ziman’s 5-year collaborative effort to transform a decommissioned Cold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet from ...
A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...
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America’s Spy Plane Before the U-2: The Bell X-16
In the late 1950s, the Lockheed U-2 entered service as the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft of its time. Designed for extreme altitudes, equipped with state-of-the-art cameras, and initially ...
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From War Machine to Icon of Peace
Ralph Ziman has always been a pacifist — so much so that he became a conscientious objector and left his home country of ...
The B-2 stealth bomber has been in the public eye since the U.S. used it against Iran in June, 2025. But how many of these ...
The Russian embassy in Cairo marked Russia’s National Day with a vibrant cultural event at the Cairo Opera House, featuring a ...
A bit farther north, The Museum of Flight in Seattle landed at No. 2 on the list. The museum has more than 175 air and spacecraft and bills itself as the world’s largest independent, nonprofit ...
From tree plantings to film festivals, the Buckeye State has planned hundreds of activities across all 88 counties to ...
South African artist Ralph Ziman transformed a decommissioned Cold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet into a stunning work of art entirely covered in tens of millions of colorful glass beads.