A Boeing B-47 Stratojet taking off with the assistance of JATOs (Jet Assist Take off), from the Portsmouth Air Force Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Date: February 8, 1956

NARA: 6925452

1950 photograph of a Boeing B-47E Stratojet

BOEİNG B-47 STRATOJET STRATEGIC BOMBARDER

Originally, the Boeing B-47 Stratojet was equipped with internal JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) rockets.

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USAF Boeing B-47B Stratojet 51-2315 by Mark Allison Via Flickr: This B-47 was retired from service prior to 1968 due to a hard landing at Bunker Hill AFB (now Grissom AFB) which damaged the aircraft's structure. The aircraft now resides at the Grissom Air Museum, near Peru, Indiana. -30/05/2022

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In the illustrious history of United States military aviation, certain aircraft have left an indelible mark, not just on the skies, but also on the collective consciousness of a nation. These iconic aircraft have played pivotal roles in shaping the course of history, from pivotal battles to technological advancements that have revolutionized aerial warfare. In this comprehensive guide, we will…

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Boeing B-47 Stratojet

Boeing spent the 1930s-1950s trying to make a bomber that wasn't a complete maintenance nightmare, and then when they made one it stayed in service for 70 years and counting.

dude the planes are fucking badass i'm hella jealous you got to go!!! what did you see???

oh dude lemme tell ya,,, we were hyping ourselves up for wings over houston for a whole month. but now you've activated my tism so let's see...

we walked to our seats in the middle of an astounding father-son duo doing aerobatics in 2 extra 330s;

another aerobatics performance in a plane i did not hear/didn't recognize, but it looked similar to the others;

static c-17 globemaster & kc-135;

a static navy p-8 poseidon (the military boeing 737-800);

static mq-1 predator aerial drone;

we caught glimpses of the mig-17 and mig-21 before they were sent home, so we didn't actually get to see them see them (we were distraught over this);

the eurocopter mh-65 dolphin (coast guard);

both a static f-35a & a demo by another f-35a (the a being the air force version) which was awesome! that girl thunders something fierce. we got lucky enough to hear it howl;

several t-6 texans, a boeing super stearman, the t-34 "mentor," the t-28 trojan, the bt-13 valiant (aka the "vibrator"), and several other smaller trainers;

the tora! tora! tora! demo group (t-6s dressed as the famed japanese a6m zero, a p-39 aircobra, a p-40 warhawk with flying tigers livery, and a b-25 in the place of a b-17);

the b-17g "yankee lady," which was a HUGE hit with me. they didn't even need to announce her. the fucking moment i saw her vertical stabilizer taxiing down the runway i whipped around to fucking pog at my friends;

two different b-25 mitchells (the j variant) & the pbj-1j "devil dog" (the marines version of the b-25);

the c-47 skytrain "that's all brother" (who i've seen twice before); this warbird has a fascinating story;

a p-51d mustang (who then did a heritage flight with the f-35a);

the me-262 schwalbe, aka, the first jet fighter ever put into service (germany);

an a-1h (ad-6) skyraider, which was basically one of the last propellor-based aircraft in the navy before the jet age;

the usaf thunderbirds in their f-16 fighting falcons, which were loud, screaming, gleaming, and amazing. i could never do those fucking close formations and passes they do! jesus...;

a static f-100 super sabre, which looks lovingly like a catfish and i love them a lot, the f-4 phantom ii, and an a-4 skyhawk;

some static displays from nasa: the b-57 canberra and t-38 talon

"In the center foreground of this 1953 hangar photo is the YF-84A (NACA 134/Air Force 45-59490) used for vortex generator research. It arrived on November 28, 1949, and departed on April 21, 1954. Beside it is the third D-558-1 aircraft (NACA 142/Navy 37972). This aircraft was used for a total of 78 transonic research flights from April 1949 to June 1954. It replaced the second D-558-1, lost in the crash which killed Howard Lilly. Just visible on the left edge is the nose of the first D-558-2 (NACA 143/Navy 37973). Douglas turned the aircraft over to NACA on August 31, 1951, after the contractor had completed its initial test flights. NACA only made a single flight with the aircraft, on September 17, 1956, before the program was cancelled. In the center of the photo is the B-47A (NACA 150/Air Force 49-1900). The B-47 jet bomber, with its thin, swept-back wings, and six podded engines, represented the state of the art in aircraft design in the early 1950s. The aircraft undertook a number of research activities between May 1953 and its 78th and final research flight on November 22, 1957. The tests showed that the aircraft had a buffeting problem at speeds above Mach 0.8. Among the pilots who flew the B-47 were later X-15 pilots Joe Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, John B. McKay, and Neil A. Armstrong.

On the right side of the B-47 is NACA's X-1 (Air Force 46-063). The second XS-1 aircraft built, it was fitted with a thicker wing than that on the first aircraft, which had exceeded Mach 1 on October 14, 1947. Flight research by NACA pilots indicated that this thicker wing produced 30 percent more drag at transonic speeds compared to the thinner wing on the first X-1. After a final flight on October 23, 1951, the aircraft was grounded due to the possibility of fatigue failure of the nitrogen spheres used to pressurize the fuel tanks. At the time of this photo, in 1953, the aircraft was in storage. In 1955, the aircraft was extensively modified, becoming the X-1E."

Date: April 27, 1953

NASA ID: E-960

USAF B-47 nuclear bomber photographed in 1960

Boeing XB-52 by Daniel Berek Via Flickr: This is the prototype of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a type that has already seen service in the third decade of the 21st century! The development aircraft had the tandem figher-style cockpit arrangement, similar to the preceding Boeing B-47.

Boeing B-47 Stratojet. Rare Original Documentary

USAF Boeing B-47B Stratojet 51-2315 by Mark Allison Via Flickr: This B-47 was retired from service prior to 1968 due to a hard landing at Bunker Hill AFB (now Grissom AFB) which damaged the aircraft's structure. The aircraft now resides at the Grissom Air Museum, near Peru, Indiana. -30/05/2022

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ACH47 (64-13154) Birth Control,

 64-13154, Boeing build number B-126, was an ACH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 1 September 1965. The administrative strike date was 22 February 1968. 64-13154 accumulated 1,018.0 aircraft hours. 64-13154 was the fourth and final aircraft produced in the "Guns-A-Go-Go" series (64-13145, 64-13149, 64-13151, 64-13154). 64-13154 was nick named "Birth Control". 64-13154 was originally assigned to the Field Evaluation Detachment (Special) (CH-47) (Provisional), later to be re-designated the 53rd Aviation Detachment, Field Evaluation (Provisional), and then finally as the 1st Aviation Detachment (Provisional), and attached to the 1st Cavalry Division's 228th Aviation Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB) at An Khe in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). 64-13154 was lost in combat near the Citadel at Hue, RVN. 64-13154 received ground fire from small arms and took several in-flight hits. 64-13154 lost aft transmission oil pressure. The aircraft landed north of Hue, where the crew removed guns from aircraft and took up a defensive position. Aircraft 64-13149 landed under constant enemy fire beside 64-13154 and took the 8 crew members aboard. On lift off, 3 crew members of 64-13149 and one crew member of 64-13154 were wounded. Later, while aircraft recovery operations were being prepared, 64-13154 sustained a direct mortar hit and blew up. The last known location of 64-13154 was in the Republic of Vietnam. Aircraft status: Shot down and destroyed. (Source #1) "on February 22nd, 1968, while participating in the big push to recapture Hue during the Tet Offensive, “BIRTH CONTROL” was hit while pulling up from a gun-run, and had to auto-rotate into the dry rice paddies about 600 meters NW of the Citadel walls. Under intense fire, “EASY MONEY” came in and positioned herself between “BIRTH CONTROL” and the oncoming enemy, suppressing fire while rescuing the downed crewmembers. As “EASY MONEY” was struggling to get airborne from all the extra weight, she received several hits which wounded some of the crewmembers near the back of the ship, but made it safely out to Camp Evans. Before an aircraft recovery could be attempted, the report came in that the NVA had walked mortars up to “BIRTH CONTROL,”completely destroying her where she sat." (Source #2)