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Air Force Museum marks 50th anniversary of Apollo 15 mission
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The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s latest exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission to the moon included a replica of the first of three lunar rovers astronauts drove on the moon’s surface. (Facebook)
(Tribune News Service) The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission to the moon with one of that mission s defining moments: a replica of the first of three lunar rovers astronauts drove on the moon s surface.
The replica of the rover, built by Ohio Northern University engineering students, is a 10-foot-long, one-to-one scale electric, drive-by-wire, four-wheel-steering car, said Greg Brown, experience coordinator for the Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, who was at the museum Monday.
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How the B-25 Mitchell Bomber Became a World War II Legend
Nicknamed “Billy’s Bomber” and “The Sweetheart of the Services,” the Mitchell was beloved by pilots because of its ability to wreak havoc on enemy targets.
Here s What You Need to Know: The North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber proved a versatile combat platform in all theaters.
Little more than four months after the disastrous attack on Pearl Harbor, America went on the offensive against Japan with one of the boldest and best remembered bomber raids of World War II. Led by Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle and laden with extra fuel, 500-pound bombs, and incendiary clusters, 16 North American B-25 Mitchell bombers lumbered 500 feet along the wooden flight deck of the 19,900-ton Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS