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From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: First Jet Bomber (USAF)
Message-ID: <73@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-Aug-84 11:40:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 31 11:40:13 1984
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>  It wasn't a "new B-49", by the way, it was the B-47, which I believe
>  was the US's 1st all-jet bomber, and was superseded only by the B-52.

Nice guess, but I think the B-45 Tornado was the USAF's first jet bomber
in operational service.  Kinda looked like a Douglas A-26 with twin
podded jets in each wing instead of prop engines.

				 Ron Wanttaja
				 (ssc-vax!wanttaja)