The first production model, the B-47A "Stratojet" made its first flight on the day the North Koreans crossed into South Korea, Jun. 25, 1950. Production of the new bomber soon became a high ...

The initial prototype XB-47s had six General Electric J35 turbojets, each producing 3,750 pounds of thrust, for a total of 22 ...

The large, six-engine B-47 Stratojet bomber that sits just behind the Pooler museum's memorial gardens and is highly visible from Interstate 95 had been in need of a face-lift for some time, said ...

But it has to go," says retired Col. Don Cassiday, president of the B-47 Stratojet Association. SAC vets who flew sleek, dangerous B-47s gather for last time in Omaha Skip to main content Skip to ...

B-47 Statrojet: The Key Details. The Stratojet made her maiden flight on December 17, 1947, and officially entered U.S. Air Force service in June 1951.

Starting in 1956, 112 were further modified into the KB-50J model by adding J-47 turbojet engines from the B-47 bomber to help them sustain higher speeds and altitudes to keep up with the bombers ...

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

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to monitor the Soviet military and ...