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B-47 'Stratojet': The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War
The B-47 Stratojet was introduced in 1951 as a long-range, high-altitude, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-47 was designed to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft and deliver nuclear weapons deep ...
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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 platform. The first reconnaissance variant of the B-47 came to be known ...