bombs. By World War II, bombers became some of the most important aircraft of the conflict, and it was a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare.

3 Key Points: The Boeing B-50 Superfortress ... against Soviet-made MiG-15 fighter jets. Previous Soviet fighters were incapable of intercepting these bombers at higher altitudes, but MiG-15s ...

During this time period, the United States Air Force (USAF) had previously modified Boeing B-29 (RB-29) and B-50 (RB-50) bombers for the ... safe from Soviet MiG-15 interceptor aircraft, when ...