Douglas 1211-J: A Bonkers American Bomber Design With Parasite Fighters Under its Wings

It can be genuinely difficult to conceptualize the power trip the US Air Force underwent in the immediate aftermath of World War II. While most of Europe and East Asia busied themselves building back from the ashes of battle, the US, safe from most of the bloodshed, was free to go hog-wild with its military production. The end result was one or two designs for war machines that made sense in the minds of handsomely paid military contractors and the generals who greenlit their ide... (continue reading...)