B-50 Superfortress: The Strategic Bomber That Paved the Way for Nuclear Deterrence As the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation ...

The B-50 could lug a crew of 10 or 11 and had a wingspan of roughly 141 feet, with a maximum takeoff weight of 168,500 pounds. Equipped with its new advanced engine, the bomber could fly at a ...

At the very dawn of the Cold War, the United States Air Force wanted a “penetrating escort” jet that would accompany a ...