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Turkey Sandwiches And Stealth: How Pilots Prepare For B-2 Bomber Missions
Before strapping into the cockpit of the US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that focuses not only on flight plans, but what to eat.
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Bed, Toilet, Microwave Oven: B-2 Bomber Is A Flying Hotel Armed With Bombs
The B-2 bomber, the epitome of American air supremacy, was once again in action to destroy Iranian nuclear sites. They flew from the Whiteman Air Force base in Missouri, United States, refuelled several times mid-air, flying continuously.
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Why Sunita Williams Named Starliner Spacecraft 'Calypso' For Space Mission
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to fly into space for a third time on Tuesday as the pilot aboard the Starliner spacecraft of Boeing in its first crewed test flight.
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Russia Willing to Work to Avert Air Accidents Over Syria: Pentagon
Moscow has said it will work to avert potential mishaps between Russian and US pilots flying missions over Syria, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
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John Kerry Visits Djibouti, US Military Base as Yemen Conflict Drags On
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Djibouti on Wednesday for talks with the government and to visit a key US military base from where pilots fly missions over Yemen and Somalia.
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Philippine air force plane crashes, two pilots missing
Two pilots of the Philippine Air Force were missing after their twin-engine propellor plane went down at sea during a night flying mission today.
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Turkey Sandwiches And Stealth: How Pilots Prepare For B-2 Bomber Missions
Before strapping into the cockpit of the US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for missions that can stretch beyond 40 hours, pilots undergo weeks of preparation that focuses not only on flight plans, but what to eat.
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Bed, Toilet, Microwave Oven: B-2 Bomber Is A Flying Hotel Armed With Bombs
The B-2 bomber, the epitome of American air supremacy, was once again in action to destroy Iranian nuclear sites. They flew from the Whiteman Air Force base in Missouri, United States, refuelled several times mid-air, flying continuously.
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Why Sunita Williams Named Starliner Spacecraft 'Calypso' For Space Mission
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to fly into space for a third time on Tuesday as the pilot aboard the Starliner spacecraft of Boeing in its first crewed test flight.
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Russia Willing to Work to Avert Air Accidents Over Syria: Pentagon
Moscow has said it will work to avert potential mishaps between Russian and US pilots flying missions over Syria, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
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John Kerry Visits Djibouti, US Military Base as Yemen Conflict Drags On
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Djibouti on Wednesday for talks with the government and to visit a key US military base from where pilots fly missions over Yemen and Somalia.
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Philippine air force plane crashes, two pilots missing
Two pilots of the Philippine Air Force were missing after their twin-engine propellor plane went down at sea during a night flying mission today.
