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Built at Boeing Seattle as XB-47. The second XB-47 built, after 46-65. First flight 21 July 1948. Test flown at Edwards AFB. In 1954 46-65 was scrapped, making 46-66 the oldest B-47 in existence, and the only surviving XB-47. Previously displayed at the since-closed Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute AFB, Illinois. Returned ...
SAC's last two B-47E bombers went to storage on 11 February 1966 from the 98th Bombardment Wing, Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. [1] Operational medium bomber versions of the Stratojet were B-47B (1951–1953) and B-47E (1953–1957). B-47Bs were modified to B-47E specifications beginning in 1953 to 1957.
The B-47 was the backbone of SAC into 1959, when the B-52 began to assume nuclear alert duties and the number of B-47 bomber wings started to be reduced. B-47 production ceased in 1957, though modifications and rebuilds continued. Operational practice for B-47 bomber operations during this time went from high-altitude bombing to low-altitude ...
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: Bomber United States Army Air Forces: 1944- Only flying B-17 survivor to have seen action in Europe during World War II. Sally B: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Bomber B-17 Preservation Ltd 1945- Only airworthy B-17 left in Europe. Used in the 1990 film Memphis Belle. Sentimental Journey: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress ...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Forty-five planes survive in complete form, [ 1 ] [ a ] including 38 in the United States with many preserved in museum displays.
Alan Eugene Magee (January 13, 1919 – December 20, 2003) was a United States airman during World War II who survived a 22,000-foot (6,700 m) fall from his damaged B-17 Flying Fortress. [1] He was featured in the 1981 Smithsonian Magazine as one of the 10 most amazing survival stories of World War II.
Crew of the 869th Bomb Squadron B-29 42-24592 "Little Gem", 4 December 1944. Nose view of 869th Bomb Squadron B-29 42-24599 "Scrapper". Crew of 869th Bomb Squadron B-29 42-24598 "Waddy's Wagon". It was lost on 9 January 1945. The 497th Bombardment Group was a group of the United States Army Air Forces. The unit was inactivated on 31 March 1946.
The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland , and Omaha, Nebraska , by the Glenn L. Martin Company .