Beginning with the maiden flight of the XB-47 in 1947, and concluding with the final flight of any B-47 in the 1986, B-47 True Stories details the development and operational history of a remarkable aircraft that the USAF initially did not want.

During the early days of the Cold War, the Boeing B-47 Stratojet was America’s “”big stick”” with more than 1500 operational aircraft available to attack targets withing the Soviet Union, and was the world’s first operational swept-wing, multi-jet engine bomber.

Eventually, more than 2000 Stratojets were built by Boeing, Lockheed, and Douglas aircraft companies.[AuthorName]By Mark Natola[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 100 color, and b/w photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]True Stories of the Cold War in the Air[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 100 color, and b/w photos[/ColorPattern]

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was produced in larger numbers than any post World War II American bomber. A total of 2,042 aircraft were built by the Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed aircraft companies. With more than 25 variants, the B-47 was the backbone of the Strategic Air Command throughout the 1950s. In The Boeing B-47 Stratojet in Pictures Mark Natola takes you from the development of the first XB-47 through the final YB-47C and B-47Z concept aircraft.[AuthorName]By Mark Natola[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]over 150 bw images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]A Photographic History[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]over 150 bw images[/ColorPattern]