Tag: Boeing B-47

Little known or remembered today, the Boeing B-47 Stratojet paved the way for the modern jet airliner. You might consider its history the next time you take an airline flight. As you look out the terminal window at jet-powered rides, note...

An artwork by artist Peter Chilelli depicts the Boeing B-47 Stratojet nuclear-capable strategic bomber underneath the Mackinaw Bridge on Apr. 24, 1959. Bomber Bridge Buzz Tops Maverick’s Tower Blast By A Bunch- But Is It Baloney?  We’ve all seen the fictional...