Every large jet aircraft today is a descendant of the B-47. ... B-47 Statrojet: The Key Details. The Stratojet made her maiden flight on December 17, 1947, ...

The Forgotten Pioneer: The B-47 Stratojet’s Impact on Cold War Strategy A slew of U.S. bomber aircraft have transcended the military community to become iconic weapons of war in the eyes of the ...

The first reconnaissance variant of the B-47 came to be known as the RB-47B. Several B-47B aircraft were converted to a photo-reconnaissance version by adding a heated pod containing eight cameras ...

An artwork by artist Peter Chilelli depicts the Boeing B-47 Stratojet nuclear-capable strategic bomber underneath the Mackinaw Bridge on Apr. 24, 1959.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History has launched an ambitious campaign through Indi ...