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In August 1945, World War II was brought to its chilling climax in two brilliant, white flashes in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but while one chapter of history ended, another began. That of the threat of nuclear-armed conflict. Nuclear weapons changed the rules of global confrontation forever.

The first atomic bombs were huge weapons for the aircraft to carry being around 10,000lbs but it was not simply enough to just carry them aloft. The bomber still had to fly high enough and fast enough to escape the blast and the shockwave it produced which could shake an aircraft apart. As the bombs became more and more powerful, the requirements for the performance of the bombers also increased.

The era of the super bombers had arrived....

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Narrated by: Will Earl
Written & Researched by: Tony Wilkins

History Should Never Be Forgotten...

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