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An atomic bomb mushroom cloud seen 75 miles away from the Old Frontier Village in Las Vegas, USA, stopped swimmers in their tracks as the nation became enamored with the tests, 1953.

Ho 229: the first stealth? Well, not quite - but WWII Germany’s experimental flying-wing came eerily close. Designed by Reimar Horten, it featured radical ideas, including radar-absorbing paint made from coal and sawdust and top-mounted engines that reduced its IR signature. Stealth and IR masking weren’t even concepts in the 1940s - yet the Ho 229 had all the right instincts. It had tech decades ahead of its time.

Messerschmitt Me 262A-A1 from the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (Everett). The only restored aircraft with its original Jumo 004 engines in flying condition.

I hope to never grow tired of this photo of a life saving tamales vendor