Boeing XB-47 46-065 United States Air Force operating a smaller air wing

operating a smaller air wing than the newer supercarriers but punching well above her weight throughout the conflict

used to qualify Army pilots in liaison and observation flying

the day it recovered Neil Armstrong

California

and the type had a relatively short career on most roads

Boeing XB-47 46-065 United States Air Force operating a smaller air wingThese are 1 72 scale decals for Boeing XB 47 46 065, the first prototype of the revolutionary Stratojet, United States Air Force. The XB 47 was one of the most significant aircraft in aviation history. When it first flew on December 17, 1947 exactly 44 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight it introduced a radical combination of swept wings, podded jet engines, and a bicycle style landing gear that would define the look of jet aircraft for