A bit of rocket assistance for your Monday evening.
You can check out the original B-47 Stratojet Pilot Familiarisation film on the channel via the link below.
youtu.be/1Za8Z3-aEyo
#aviation #avgeek
You can check out the original B-47 Stratojet Pilot Familiarisation film on the channel via the link below.
youtu.be/1Za8Z3-aEyo
#aviation #avgeek
June 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A bit of rocket assistance for your Monday evening.
You can check out the original B-47 Stratojet Pilot Familiarisation film on the channel via the link below.
youtu.be/1Za8Z3-aEyo
#aviation #avgeek
You can check out the original B-47 Stratojet Pilot Familiarisation film on the channel via the link below.
youtu.be/1Za8Z3-aEyo
#aviation #avgeek
Cover image for "US Aviation Secret Projects Issue 3" for Scott Lowther, by Piotr Forkasiewicz. We see the B-47 Stratojet in its regular jet-propelled form and its turboprop prototype.
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May 29, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Cover image for "US Aviation Secret Projects Issue 3" for Scott Lowther, by Piotr Forkasiewicz. We see the B-47 Stratojet in its regular jet-propelled form and its turboprop prototype.
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There is far too much appreciation going on for the B-36 in these parts, so here are a few shots from Strategic Air Command of the, frankly, brilliantly shot reveal of the stunning Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
The B-36 is stupid. Join us for the debate!
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The B-36 is stupid. Join us for the debate!
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August 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
There is far too much appreciation going on for the B-36 in these parts, so here are a few shots from Strategic Air Command of the, frankly, brilliantly shot reveal of the stunning Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
The B-36 is stupid. Join us for the debate!
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The B-36 is stupid. Join us for the debate!
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August 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
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.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/01/01/r...
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.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/01/01/r...
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
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
theaviationist.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
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.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/01/01/r...
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.
Story: theaviationist.com/2025/01/01/r...
Bazgroł na dziś: kpina z ekologii na długie dystanse, sześciosilnikowy jankeski zwiadowca z lat 40., wyklepany w ponad dwóch tysiącach egzemplarzy. Na emeryturę przeszedł pod koniec lat 70.. Trzyosobowy emeryt, którego wszystkie zachowane sztuki zostały w Stanach. Boeing B-47 Stratojet
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Bazgroł na dziś: kpina z ekologii na długie dystanse, sześciosilnikowy jankeski zwiadowca z lat 40., wyklepany w ponad dwóch tysiącach egzemplarzy. Na emeryturę przeszedł pod koniec lat 70.. Trzyosobowy emeryt, którego wszystkie zachowane sztuki zostały w Stanach. Boeing B-47 Stratojet
#Boeing #B-47 Stratojet, #USA - Air Force (53-2135) by Dai Ngo (#Tucson - Pima Air & Space Museum) #Military #aviation #photography #avgeeks
Boeing B-47 Stratojet photo by Dai Ngo
53-2135 | USA - Air Force | Boeing | B-47 Stratojet | Tucson - Pima Air & Space Museum, USA - Arizona | Photo by Dai Ngo
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January 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM
#Boeing #B-47 Stratojet, #USA - Air Force (53-2135) by Gwendolyn Gälli (#Tucson - Pima Air & Space Museum) #Military #aviation #photography #avgeeks
Boeing B-47 Stratojet photo by Gwendolyn Gälli
USA - Air Force | Boeing | B-47 Stratojet | 53-2135 | USA - Arizona, Tucson - Pima Air & Space Museum ( - ) | Photo taken by Gwendolyn Gälli
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September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of the unexpected treats of Ohio was a cup of Young's Cookies and Cream at the USAF Museum. It was so good, easily Tillamook level. (IYKYK)
Even the Stratojet was eyeing it!
Even the Stratojet was eyeing it!
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
One of the unexpected treats of Ohio was a cup of Young's Cookies and Cream at the USAF Museum. It was so good, easily Tillamook level. (IYKYK)
Even the Stratojet was eyeing it!
Even the Stratojet was eyeing it!
Photo of a Soviet PVO MiG-19P, by Stratojet crewman Johnny Drost (via Robert S. Hopkins III).
November 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Photo of a Soviet PVO MiG-19P, by Stratojet crewman Johnny Drost (via Robert S. Hopkins III).
P-63 Kingcobras after WWII were used by the US Navy to test low-speed handling and stall characteristics of swept wings. The result is this Bell L-39 with 35° sweep from 1946.
The test results went into the design of the F-86 Sabre and B-47 Stratojet.
The test results went into the design of the F-86 Sabre and B-47 Stratojet.
October 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
P-63 Kingcobras after WWII were used by the US Navy to test low-speed handling and stall characteristics of swept wings. The result is this Bell L-39 with 35° sweep from 1946.
The test results went into the design of the F-86 Sabre and B-47 Stratojet.
The test results went into the design of the F-86 Sabre and B-47 Stratojet.
#Thread The full B-47 history, from origins and development to its operational history, his detailed in Robert Hopkins book on the “Stratojet” @CobraBall3 www.amazon.com/Boeing-B-47-...
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet: Strategic Air Command’s Transitional Bomber
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet: Strategic Air Command’s Transitional Bomber [Habermehl, Mike, Hopkins III, Robert] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet: Strategic Air Command’s Transitional Bomber
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May 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#Thread The full B-47 history, from origins and development to its operational history, his detailed in Robert Hopkins book on the “Stratojet” @CobraBall3 www.amazon.com/Boeing-B-47-...
Die sechsstrahlige Boeing B-47 "Stratojet" hatte ihren Erstflug am 17. Dezember 1947.
December 17, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Die sechsstrahlige Boeing B-47 "Stratojet" hatte ihren Erstflug am 17. Dezember 1947.
Any debate about 1955's Strategic Air Command usually comes down to which aircraft you think looks better in VistaVision: Convair's B-36 Peacemaker or Boeing's B-47 Stratojet.
Which do you prefer?
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Which do you prefer?
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July 31, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Any debate about 1955's Strategic Air Command usually comes down to which aircraft you think looks better in VistaVision: Convair's B-36 Peacemaker or Boeing's B-47 Stratojet.
Which do you prefer?
Check out our full chat with @coldwarhost.bsky.social here:
📺 youtu.be/ZGlRCnaF4pI
🎧 pod.fo/e/4db5c7
Which do you prefer?
Check out our full chat with @coldwarhost.bsky.social here:
📺 youtu.be/ZGlRCnaF4pI
🎧 pod.fo/e/4db5c7
#OnThisDay in 1947, the XB-47 prototype of the B-47 Stratojet made its maiden flight. historylink.org/File/3564
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#OnThisDay in 1947, the XB-47 prototype of the B-47 Stratojet made its maiden flight. historylink.org/File/3564
Die sechsstrahlige Boeing B-47 "Stratojet" hatte ihren Erstflug am 17. Dezember 1947.
December 17, 2023 at 6:54 AM
Die sechsstrahlige Boeing B-47 "Stratojet" hatte ihren Erstflug am 17. Dezember 1947.
The Martin XB-48 was an American medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s. It competed with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, which proved to be a superior design www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #MartinXB48 #MartinB48 #aviation #aviationhistory #bomber #USAF #aeroplane #airplane #aircraft
July 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Martin XB-48 was an American medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s. It competed with the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, which proved to be a superior design www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-m... #MartinXB48 #MartinB48 #aviation #aviationhistory #bomber #USAF #aeroplane #airplane #aircraft
#OTD (Dec 17) in the year 1947: First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber. #OTDIH #history 🗃️
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet 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. The primary mission of the B-47 was as a nuclear bomber capable of striking targets within the Soviet Union.
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December 17, 2024 at 5:36 PM
#OTD (Dec 17) in the year 1947: First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber. #OTDIH #history 🗃️
B-47 Stratojet — One of the aircraft Jimmy Stewart flies in “Strategic Air Command” — looms over visitors like a dinosaur at the National Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton OH
June 15, 2024 at 1:13 PM
B-47 Stratojet — One of the aircraft Jimmy Stewart flies in “Strategic Air Command” — looms over visitors like a dinosaur at the National Museum of the US Air Force, Dayton OH
[June 17th, 1986] Major General John “J.D.” Moore and Lieutenant Colonel Dale E. Wolfe piloted a B-47E-25-DT Stratojet (Serial No. 52-0166) on the final flight of a B-47 in history.
June 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
[June 17th, 1986] Major General John “J.D.” Moore and Lieutenant Colonel Dale E. Wolfe piloted a B-47E-25-DT Stratojet (Serial No. 52-0166) on the final flight of a B-47 in history.
OTD Feb 5, 1958 the Tybee Island mid-air collision occurs. During a night-time practice exercise over Tybee Island, near Savannah, Georgia an F-86 fighter collides with a B-47 bomber flying out of Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. The B-47 is carrying a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which is
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
OTD Feb 5, 1958 the Tybee Island mid-air collision occurs. During a night-time practice exercise over Tybee Island, near Savannah, Georgia an F-86 fighter collides with a B-47 bomber flying out of Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. The B-47 is carrying a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which is
"A captain reads a manual below the engines of a Boeing B-47 Stratojet. From 1958-1961, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) maintained B-47s at Whiteman, on alert against possible Soviet strikes. The defense program was the duty of the 489th Bombardment …"
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July 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"A captain reads a manual below the engines of a Boeing B-47 Stratojet. From 1958-1961, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) maintained B-47s at Whiteman, on alert against possible Soviet strikes. The defense program was the duty of the 489th Bombardment …"
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On December 17, 1947, the B-47 Stratojet made its first flight.
The first swept-wing bomber in the US Air Force, 2,042 were built. Led to the development of both the B-52 and the 707 jetliner.
The first swept-wing bomber in the US Air Force, 2,042 were built. Led to the development of both the B-52 and the 707 jetliner.
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
On December 17, 1947, the B-47 Stratojet made its first flight.
The first swept-wing bomber in the US Air Force, 2,042 were built. Led to the development of both the B-52 and the 707 jetliner.
The first swept-wing bomber in the US Air Force, 2,042 were built. Led to the development of both the B-52 and the 707 jetliner.