The Strategic Air Command air crews who flew the B-47 loved it, and feared it. The Air Force’s first jet-powered bomber allowed SAC commander Gen. Curtis LeMay to build a formidable nuclear ...

Amidst the tensions of the Cold War, the B-47 was produced en masse, with over 2,000 units eventually joining the U.S. Air Force’s Strategic Air Command (SAC), reaching a peak in the late 1950s.

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 ...

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 ...

We had P-39s flying under the Ambassador Bridge, but this sounds pretty far-fetched.” Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off on April 15, 1954. (U.S. Air Force photo) The RB-47 Stratojet ...

U.S. defense strategy evolves with 6th-generation aircraft, including the B-21 Raider and F-47, promising advances in stealth while facing budget constraints and global threats.