Boeing’s Forgotten Bomber, the B-50

Army Air Force, US Air Force 1 Minute
The B-50’s R-4360 radials were the culmination of piston engine technology.
49-360 was assigned to the 93rd Bomb Wing.
The “Lucky Lady II” of the 43rd Bomb Group was famous for its non-stop flight around the world.

Although a solid aircraft in every respect, the B-50 was overshadowed (figuratively and literally) by the giant B-36, and the newer and more exciting jet aircraft then taking to the skies.  

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  1. I’d have been about 16 (ca 1960) when, out and about on my bike, when a pair of what I took to be B-29s flew by at about 2000ft heading for Amberley RAAF Base (Australia). The newspaper next day told me they were KB-50s.

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