B-36 Peacekeeper Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

August 8 in U.S. military history

1863: Following his defeat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate president Jefferson Davis.

1942: Rear Admiral John W. Wilcox, Jr.’s Task Force 39, consisting of the battleship USS Washington, aircraft carrier USS Wasp,

Don’t get me wrong: today’s aircraft are beautiful in a deadly, radar-absorbing kind of way; but the U.S. Air Force’s

Before ICBMs, the men of Strategic Air Command had to be ready for their suicidal job of fly into hostile territory. Here is what they flew.