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Boeing B-47 Stratojet described in vivid wartime testimony
A detailed account of the B-47 Stratojet bomber highlighting its 107 foot length 28 foot height 11 foot wingspan with wings swept at 35 degrees and six General Electric engines. It notes fuel costs about 516 dollars per hour. range about 3 700 miles in 3 hours 47 minutes and crew experience including Lt Col T E Rickelman with 3 500 hours. The piece covers design praises ruggedness handling two engine landings and crew routines during 8 to 12 hour missions, with anecdotes from pilots Capt David H Regan and Capt Valentino Bagnani Jr and remarks on survivability and emergency seating changes.
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Tony
Hong
General Electric
T. £. Rickelman
Covington
Boeing
Bob Robbins
Air Force
Lockbourne Air Force
Howard H. Berndt
Dixon, Towa
David H. Regan
Big Selma
Als
Eiveryone
Rickelman
Valentino Bagnani Jr
San Francisco