#b-47

[nocternalrandomness]

B-47Es on the ramp at Torrejon AB, Spain - 1959

[lonestarflight]

"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

[greatballsoffire44]

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

[stone-cold-groove]

A KC-135 tanker refueling a Boeing B-47 Stratojet.

[nocternalrandomness]

B-47E Bomber displayed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington

[longislandairpower]

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.)

[stone-cold-groove]

Run away on the runway.

[electronicsquid]

People lined up to apply for jobs at Boeing

(Howard Sochurek. 1950)