B-47 Sets Record For Jet Bombers
B-47 Sets Record For Jet Bombers
Clip: 352631_1_1
Year Shot: 1953
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1585
Original Film: 026-468-02
HD: N/A
Location: Florida
Timecode: 00:16:14 - 00:17:22
The Air Force takes the wraps off its newest sky giant, the B-47. With refueling in mid-air the Stratojet Bombers shatter distance records with a 12,000 mile cruising range. MCUS - B-47's parked on the Air Force's tarmac. MCUS -Air Force crews walking out of the barracks. CUS - General Curtis LaMay, chief of the strategic air command. MCUS - B-47 taking off. Head shot - Pilot flying the B-47 Bomber. Air to Air Shot - A tanker plane fueling up the B-47 Bomber.