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All three Albuquerque members of the Stratojet Association were on hand today to present the check for $5,000 to Jim Walther, Director of the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History.
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Being a great fan of the B-47, having seen hundreds in...
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B-47 Stratojet Association. Design by Becky Brown Purpose: To memorialize the veteran B-47 Aircraft as the vanguard of America's strategic nuclear deterrent during the cold war. The B-47 MUST NOT be forgotten. Background: Lt. Col. Charlie Brown, USAF (ret) was the founder.
Being a great fan of the B-47, having seen hundreds in England during my teenage years, I find the stories from ex air and ground crews to be compelling reading – sometimes answering some of the questions I’ve pondered over for many years.
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.
Był podstawową maszyną amerykańskich sił uderzeniowych w latach 50, do czasu, gdy zastąpiony został w tej roli przez samolot Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Oprócz tego służył też w wersji RB-47 jako maszyna rozpoznawcza dalekiego zasięgu, wykorzystywana do lotów zwiadowczych nad terytorium ZSRR.
1 gru 1997 · The B-47 was created to be a high altitude penetrator, but later its pilots embraced low-level “oil burner” tactics to slip in under radar. Low-level tactics included the “pop-up,” which featured a low-level run-in followed by a quick pull up to 18,000 feet.
21 wrz 2018 · The B-47 Stratojet Association is comprised of Strategic Air Command veterans who braved dangerous B-47 bombers for Cold War reconnaissance missions, electronic warfare jamming and a shared belief that they were preventing World War III.
