It was actually quite maneuverable for such a large airplane:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIgTAtj4E4[/ame]
B-47 Stratojet
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It was actually quite maneuverable for such a large airplane:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cIgTAtj4E4[/ame]
BigBill
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For decades during the Cold War we flew b52' s from Porto RICO to Greenland constantly up the east coast. If you looked you could pick them out. There was always two near each other.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
I've never thought the BUFF was ugly. But then I don't think the A-10 is either. Perfect design for the jobs it does.
The Little Rock Airforce Base was once a SAC Base that flew B47's, and later B58 Hustlers, before becoming home to a bunch of Herky Birds.
One of the B47's came down over Little Rock back when I was little kid, destroying a few houses and killing several people.
One of the B47's came down over Little Rock back when I was little kid, destroying a few houses and killing several people.
Just another thing I disagree with from the man who knew the price of everything and the value of nothing...
Just a couple weeks ago we were reminded of the importance of having a "weapons delivery system" that can be recalled at the last minute (Iran).
In 1953 our RB-47s made recon flights over Russia. They could outrun
MIGs at high altitude. But then the U2 came along and replaced the
RB-47s. The SR71 replaced the U2.
MIGs at high altitude. But then the U2 came along and replaced the
RB-47s. The SR71 replaced the U2.
THE PILGRIM
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B-47s did fly with actual Nuclear Weapons.
Usually safely, but not always.
Like the time a B-47 dropped a Nuclear Bomb on South Carolina.
They had just taken off from Hunter AFB, near Savannah were headed for England.
Then the Weapons Panel indicated an unsafe condition.
So the Navigator Bruce Kulka went into the bomb bay to insert the safety pin in the bomb suspension jaws.
He reached for support and grabbed the naked EBL wire, Emergency Bomb Release. The bomb jaws opened and the weapon fell through the closed Bomb Bay doors.
Now Bruce is hanging on the side of the bomb bay which has no floor!
Luckily nobody on the ground was killed and the Pilot safely landed the B-47.
Yes, the EBL wire was modified and enclosed.
Bruce? Later he was in B-58s, then in SEA he was in Ranch Hand, Agent Orange.
1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident - Wikipedia
Usually safely, but not always.
Like the time a B-47 dropped a Nuclear Bomb on South Carolina.
They had just taken off from Hunter AFB, near Savannah were headed for England.
Then the Weapons Panel indicated an unsafe condition.
So the Navigator Bruce Kulka went into the bomb bay to insert the safety pin in the bomb suspension jaws.
He reached for support and grabbed the naked EBL wire, Emergency Bomb Release. The bomb jaws opened and the weapon fell through the closed Bomb Bay doors.
Now Bruce is hanging on the side of the bomb bay which has no floor!
Luckily nobody on the ground was killed and the Pilot safely landed the B-47.
Yes, the EBL wire was modified and enclosed.
Bruce? Later he was in B-58s, then in SEA he was in Ranch Hand, Agent Orange.
1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident - Wikipedia
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I took a picture of a B-47 landing at Elmendorf AFB in July 1953.
Right after I took the picture the parachute popped out of the back
to slow the landing down. I still have the picture, but it's too small
and not very clear, so I won't try to post it.
Right after I took the picture the parachute popped out of the back
to slow the landing down. I still have the picture, but it's too small
and not very clear, so I won't try to post it.
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