B-47

	Boeing B-47 Stratojet
	The B-47 was designed as a post-World War II intercontinental strategic bomber. More than 1,800 were produced. It was the first jet bomber to have a swept-wing design and a bicycle landing gear. The Stratojet was the first developed specifically to carry nuclear weapons. The underside of the aircraft was painted white to deflect the heat of nuclear explosions. B-47s flew from March Field between 1953 and 1963 as part of the Strategic Air Command. A few hundred were modified for photo and electronic reconnaissance. A cutaway of a mockup of a B-47 fuselage is inside the museum. This was used in the movie "Strategic Air Command," starring Jimmy Stewart.
	53-0779 is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum.