Boeing B-47 Stratojet:: True Stories of the Cold War in the Air (Schiffer Military History)

Boeing B-47 Stratojet:: True Stories of the Cold War in the Air (Schiffer Military History) by Natola, Mark. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780764316708.

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 Americas ""big stick"" with more than 1500 operational aircraft available to attack targets withing the Soviet Union, and was the worlds first operational swept-wing, multi-jet engine bomber. Eventually, more than 2000 Stratojets were built by Boeing, Lockheed, and Douglas aircraft companies.