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Six B-47 bombers fell out of the sky in four days — their own wings were cracking

Summary and Key Points: The B-47 Stratojet is one of the least-celebrated Cold War bombers — and one of the most influential.
The National Interest

B-47 ‘Stratojet’: The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War

Summary: The B-47 Stratojet, the U.S.’s first jet bomber, was introduced in 1951, marking a significant transition in military aviation. -Designed for high-altitude, long-range missions to deliver ...
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Boneyard files: Boeing B-47 Stratojet – the final landing of the SAC veteran

As we continue the Boneyard Files series, which showcases some of the retired aircraft that once rested at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, in the late 1960s, today’s story features ...
The National Interest

The B-47 Stratojet Was Too Well-Designed for Its Own Good

The B-47 was so aerodynamically clean that generating the drag necessary to slow down and land safely required the use of drogue parachutes. The B-47 Stratojet, a Cold War-era strategic bomber, ...
The Aviationist

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 to monitor the Soviet military and its ...
The Aviationist

65 Years Ago Today: The Man Who Flew A B-47 Under The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge

We’ve all seen the fictional tower buzz scene from Top Gun. And, of course, nothing like that could ever happen in real life. Or could it? 65 years ago today on April 24, 1959, legend has it that an ...