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Boeing's B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Having all the capabilities of the aforementioned aircraft as well as superior speed made the B-47 an ideal reconnaissance ...
The Supersonic Cold War Bomber That President Jimmy Carter Never Liked
While serving as President, Jimmy Carter chose a replacement for the B-52 bomber. He rejected one concept outright, but it ...
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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 ...