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Old 12-14-2015, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Hydro Junkie
Has to be the B-47
[TABLE="class: infobox, width: 315"]
[TR]
[TH]Role[/TH]
[TD]Strategic bomber/Aerial reconnaissance[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Manufacturer[/TH]
[TD]Boeing Aircraft Company[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Designer[/TH]
[TD]Boeing[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]First flight[/TH]
[TD]17 December 1947 <----------[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Introduction[/TH]
[TD]June 1951 30 years[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Retired[/TH]
[TD]1969, B-47E Not 40
1977, EB-47E <---------------[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Primary user[/TH]
[TD]U.S. Air Force[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Number built[/TH]
[TD]2,032[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Unit cost[/TH]
[TD]US$1.9 million (B-47E)[SUP][1][/SUP]equivalent to $20.1 million in current value[/TD]
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