The Cold War ushered in a “renaissance for bomber aviation.” But the Kremlin’s demands for the Sukhoi T-4MS were more than the company could handle.

“ By the afternoon, only one Japanese carrier remained: Hiryū. It’s believed Best’s bomb was one of four to strike the vessel, making him the first pilot to successfully bomb two Japanese aircraft ...

"Given that Crimea was still within reach of Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe in the winter of 1945, additional measures were implemented to reinforce air defenses," the statement reads ...