Originally Posted by
Hydro Junkie
Has to be the B-47
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[TH]Role[/TH]
[TD]
Strategic bomber/
Aerial reconnaissance[/TD]
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[TH]Manufacturer[/TH]
[TD]
Boeing Aircraft Company[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH]Designer[/TH]
[TD]
Boeing[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH]First flight[/TH]
[TD]17 December 1947 <----------[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH]Introduction[/TH]
[TD]June 1951 30 years[/TD]
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[TH]Retired[/TH]
[TD]1969, B-47E Not 40
1977, EB-47E <---------------[/TD]
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[TR]
[TH]Primary user[/TH]
[TD]
U.S. Air Force[/TD]
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[TH]Number built[/TH]
[TD]2,032[/TD]
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[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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