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B-47 'Stratojet': The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War
The B-47 set the stage for subsequent jet bombers and represented a critical leap in U.S. strategic bombing capabilities. A slew of U.S. bomber aircraft have transcended the military community to ...
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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 ...
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The US Air Force just broke cover on its first new bomber in decades. See photos of the new B-21 Raider.
The Air Force unveiled the first new US stealth bomber in decades on Friday, following years of covert development. The B-21 Raider is a sixth-generation aircraft intended to serve as the backbone ...