The Boeing B-47 Stratojet changed strategic aviation by proving that a swept-wing jet bomber could carry nuclear weapons at speeds and altitudes that left earlier bombers behind. Its radical design, ...

Nearly seven decades ago, the US had a near-nuclear disaster on its own soil. On March 11, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet bomber was flying from Georgia to the UK for training. The plane was carrying a huge 7 ...

During a relatively obscure service life, often overshadowed by the Boeing B-47, the North American B-45 made a significant contribution to the U.S. Air Force, including many pioneering ‘firsts.’ In ...