#B-47 Stratojet

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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet.

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"A portrayal of the Air Force's latest here as the B-47, B-45, and F-86 pass overhead in close formation during the demonstration for President Truman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida."

Date: April 21, 1950

NARA: 350287633

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

➤➤ B-47 Video: https://youtu.be/WVlCdrag0AI

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Boeing B-47 Stratojet

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B-47 ready to Refuel

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[longislandairpower]

The B-29 first flew in 1942. The B-47 first flew in 1947. What a leap in aeronautics we made in those 5 years!

It’s also a reminder that as futuristic as the B-47 was, it was manufactured with WWII technology.

(That’s B-50 at top, a B-29 on the bottom.)

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B-47E Bomber displayed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington

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B-47 Stratojet Bomber Rocket Assist Takeoff

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Boeing B-47 Stratojet.

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USAF Strategic Air Command Boing B-47 Stratojet getting readied.

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Run away on the runway.

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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

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Boeing B-47 Stratojet. Rare Original Documentary

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Some of the USAF's inventory in the 1950s. Starting from the front, you have the tail of an F-86, an F-82 Twin Mustang and an F-84 Thunderjet, YB-49, B-36, and in the back row a B-47 Stratojet on the left and a B-45 Tornado on the right.

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A Northrop YB-49 flying next to a Boeing XB-47 Stratojet.

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Tuskegee Airman Second Lieutenant John Lyman Whitehead Jr. (“Mr. Death”) (May 14, 1924 – September 6, 1992) served in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was the first African American to graduate from the US Air Force Test Pilot School, one of the first to become a jet pilot instructor, and the first to fly the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber.

He was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. His father, John Lyman Whitehead Sr served as the Business Manager and Treasurer at Saint Paul’s College. He found work as a line boy at Charleston Airport. He joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942 and enlisted in the Army Air Corps when he reached the minimum age of 19 during WWII. He was selected for training as a pilot and sent to Tuskegee Army Air Field, where he became one of the Tuskegee airmen. He earned his wings on September 8, 1944, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.

He was assigned to the 301st Fighter Squadron in Italy in March 1945. He flew 19 combat missions before the war in Europe ended. During one mission his squadron was attacked by 33 German fighters, and lost two Mustangs, he only narrowly avoided being shot down. On another mission, German anti-aircraft guns holed his wings and a piece of shrapnel went through his parachute, just inches from his body.

He left the Air Force in January 1947 to enter West Virginia State College, where he earned a BS. He returned to duty with the 332nd Fighter Group, but it was disbanded on July 1, 1949.

He saw combat during the Korean War, flying 104 missions. He was assigned to Northrop Corporation at Hill Air Force Base as a test pilot. He was part of class 57C at the Air Force Test Pilot School and became the first African American to graduate. He flew combat missions in the Vietnam War and served at Edwards Air Force Base as a squadron and deputy group commander. He retired from the Air Force in 1974. He had flown over 9,500 hours, of which 5,000 was in jets. He never had an accident.

He served as a California State Park Commissioner. A camping ground at Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park was named in his honor. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence