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Boeing's B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47

Influenced by the research and application of swept-wing design by the Germans in World War Two, the first Boeing XB-47 took flight on Dec. 17, 1947, the 44-year anniversary of the first flight at ...
The National Interest

B-47 ‘Stratojet’: The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War

Summary: The B-47 Stratojet, the U.S.’s first jet bomber, was introduced in 1951, marking a significant transition in military aviation. -Designed for high-altitude, long-range missions to deliver ...
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B-47 Stratojet: The Mother Jet

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the United States Air Force's first jet-powered and first swept-wing bomber. This iconic and innovative aircraft was a hybrid. It mixed the construction techniques of ...
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Boeing B-47 Stratojet: America’s First Jet Bomber That Broke All the Rules

The Stratojet made her maiden flight on December 17, 1947, and officially entered U.S. Air Force service in June 1951. Compared with the Peacemaker that preceded her, the Stratojet was relatively ...
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Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to monitor the Soviet military and its ...