He earned his wings in April 1944, later serving as a First Lieutenant in the Ninth Army Air Corps piloting a B-26 Medium Bomber. “We had a couple madmen in the world then,” said Long.

But according to political leaders and the B-21’s manufacturer, China is the main adversary that the bomber can help deter, ...

The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber in more than 30 years. The Air Force unveiled the first new US stealth bomber in decades on Friday, following years of covert development.

Born and raised in New Jersey, he moved to Denver after World War II, in which he served with distinction in the Army Air Corps as a B-26 bomber pilot, and remained in Denver for the rest of his life.