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B-50 Flight Line
B-50 Flight Line 
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail 
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail 
B-50 Tail
B-50 Tail 
B-50 Tail on Flight Line
B-50 Tail on Flight Line 
B-52 Stratofortress Flight Line
B-52 Stratofortress Flight Line 
Mechanics at Work on B-17 Flying Fortresss
Mechanics at Work on B-17 Flying Fortresss 
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail
Restored 307 Stratoliner Tail 
KB-50 Tail Section
KB-50 Tail Section 
B-50 Final Assembly
B-50 Final Assembly 
Restored 307 Stratoliner at the Museum of Flight
Restored 307 Stratoliner at the Museum of Flight 
5,000th B-17 Flying Fortress on the flight line
5,000th B-17 Flying Fortress on the flight line 
B-45 Tornado Production Line
B-45 Tornado Production Line 
Flight Test Hangar Under Construction and B-52 Stratofortress
Flight Test Hangar Under Construction and B-52 Stratofortress 
Development Team Examing 747-400 Tail After Refused Takeoff Test
Development Team Examing 747-400 Tail After Refused Takeoff Test 
B-52 Stratofotresses at Boeing Field
B-52 Stratofotresses at Boeing Field 
RF-101C Voodoo "Operation Sun-Run" Aircraft on St. Louis Flight Ramp
RF-101C Voodoo "Operation Sun-Run" Aircraft on St. Louis Flight Ramp 
Ladies Decorate the Tail Section of Boeing Plant II's Last B-17 Flying Fortress
Ladies Decorate the Tail Section of Boeing Plant II's Last B-17 Flying Fortress 
737-100 and Dash 80 on Flight Line
737-100 and Dash 80 on Flight Line 
YB-52 Stratofortress and B-17G Flying Fortress on Boeing Field flight Ramp
YB-52 Stratofortress and B-17G Flying Fortress on Boeing Field flight Ramp 
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B-50 Flight Line

The four-engine, propeller-powered B-50 bomber, which first flew in 1947, was among the last piston-powered bombers built during an era that was to be dominated by jets. However, in 1949, the B-50A, the Lucky Lady II, made the first nonstop flight around the world in 94 hours, refueled in flight four times by KB-29Ms. The B-50 originally evolved from the B-29D but because it included so many improvements, it was redesignated the B-50A, with 59 percent more power than the B-29. The next version, the B-50B, fitted with cameras and wing tanks, was designated RB-50B and used for strategic reconnaissance. The B-50D, the most common variant, was distinguished by a one-piece transparent-plastic nose molding and an optically flat bombardier’s window in the lower portion. Some B50s were later converted to hose-type KB-50 aerial tankers, their speed enhanced by the addition of two 5,200-pound-thrust jet engines, so at 400 mph, they could refuel jet aircraft. One KB-50D became a drone to test Bell XGAM missiles and 36 became long-range reconnaissance aircraft (WB-50D).
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Unique identifier BI29578 
Boeing ID p10003 
Type Image 
Size 4500px × 6150px   26MB 
License type RM 
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1940s
adults
airplanes
bombers
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contrails
day
exteriors
ground crews
ground shots
half-length views
historic production status
maintenance
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military
military livery
military personnel
monoplanes
one person
perspective lines
photos
propeller planes
right side views
stairs, lifts and ladders
structural systems
sunshine
tail rudders
tails
tarmac
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unpainted
vertical stabilizers
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