Inside the hardest bomber mission of World War II #WWII #aviation #history | TJ3 Aviation History

In February, 1950 the world's largest bomber takes off on a secret Cold War mission from Alaska. Its cargo - a MK IV nuclear bomb. Halfway through the mission three engines catch fire while the bomber is flying near Canada's west coast. Today, the wreckage has been found as ice melts on the mountains in the site of the lost aircraft. | Spark

U.S. Engineers Discovered a Downed Japanese Bomber — and Were Shocked to Find American Parts Inside When U.S. recovery teams examined the wreckage of a downed Japanese bomber during World War II, they expected to find purely Axis-made components. Instead, what they uncovered left them stunned — several key parts inside the aircraft were stamped with American manufacturing marks. This shocking discovery raised immediate questions: How did American-made components end up in an enemy warplane? Was