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B-50 Flight Line at Twilight
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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BI24178
Boeing ID
p10741
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5998px × 4584px 26MB
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1940s
airplanes
B-50 (Model 345-2-1)
bombers
close-ups
exteriors
flight lines
full body views
glare
gray skies
ground shots
historic production status
left side views
military
military livery
monoplanes
nacelles
perspective lines
photos
propeller planes
repetition
structural systems
tarmac
twilight/dusk
unpainted
viewed from below
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