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Cold War era at Edwards Air Force Base (1953)
In this photo is a Convair YB-60 prototype bomber in the foreground. Behind it from left to right is Douglas A-26 Invader, North American F-86 Sabre, and a Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
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Cold War era at Edwards Air Force Base (1953)
In this photo is a Convair YB-60 prototype bomber in the foreground. Behind it from left to right is Douglas A-26 Invader, North American F-86 Sabre, and a Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
They Strapped 33 Rockets to a Bomber (And It Worked) The B-47 Stratojet’s History: https://youtu.be/WVlCdrag0AI
A U.S. Air Force Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
The B-29 first flew in 1942. The B-47 first flew in 1947. What a leap in aeronautics we made in those 5 years!
It’s also a reminder that as futuristic as the B-47 was, it was manufactured with WWII technology.
(That’s B-50 at top, a B-29 on the bottom.)
Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
"A portrayal of the Air Force's latest here as the B-47, B-45, and F-86 pass overhead in close formation during the demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida."
Date: April 21, 1950
NARA: 350287633
I wonder what maverick would think about that new plane the b-47 they are making?
Political bullshitnaynay aside
A part of me thinks that he would be the first one to ask to test it out
Looking over the floor plans for manufacturing the B-47
(Howard Sochurek. 1950)