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  2. Boeing B-47 Stratojet - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. The primary mission of the B-47 was as a nuclear bomber capable of striking targets within the Soviet ...

  3. List of surviving Boeing B-47 Stratojets - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was operational with the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command beginning in May 1951 with the first operational B-47Bs to the 306th Bombardment Wing, Medium, based at MacDill AFB, Florida. In March 1961, President John F. Kennedy directed the phaseout of the B-47.

  5. List of United States bomber aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Boeing Model 306 heavy bomber: n/a: abandoned 1935 project: 0: Boeing XB-15 heavy bomber: 1937: retired prototype 1944: 1: Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress heavy bomber: 1943: Lost 1943 project cancelled: 1: Boeing XB-39 Superfortress heavy bomber: 1944: retired prototype: 1: Boeing XF8B fighter bomber: 1944: retired prototype: 3: Boeing XPBB Sea ...

  6. Category:1950s United States bomber aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Boeing B-47 Stratojet; Boeing XB-59; C. Convair B-58 Hustler; D. Douglas B-66 Destroyer; L. List of B-47 units of the United States Air Force; List of displayed ...

  7. Category:Boeing aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Boeing YB-9; Boeing XB-15; Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress; Boeing Y1B-20; Boeing B-29 Superfortress; Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress; Boeing XB-39 Superfortress; Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress; Boeing B-47 Stratojet; List of surviving Boeing B-47 Stratojets; Boeing B-50 Superfortress; Boeing B-52 Stratofortress; Boeing B-54; Boeing XB-55; Boeing XB-56 ...

  8. Boeing lifts price tag for Air Force One contract - USAF official

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    Boeing received a $3.9-billion contract in July 2018 to build two 747-8 aircraft for use as Air Force One, set for delivery by December 2024. Boeing said it wanted extra time of about a year to ...

  9. 51st Bombardment Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The squadron received second-line RB-29 Superfortresses in May 1952, remaining in a second-line status with this equipment until 1953 when the squadron was brought up to full personnel strength and received new B-47 Stratojet bombers. Becoming operationally ready with the B-47 in May 1954, the 51 Bombardment squadron conducted strategic ...