Model Airplane News October, 1951 ![]() Boeing B-50 "Superfortress" Model Airplane News Cover Art for October, 1951 by Jo Kotula Click to Enlarge The Boeing B-50 Superfortress was a post-World War II revision of the wartime United States B-29 Superfortress with larger engines, a taller vertical stabilizer, and other improvements. ![]() Difference betweeb Boeing B-50 and the B-29 Click to Enlarge With in flight refueling, the Lucky Lady II became the first airplane to circle the world nonstop. This demonstrated the capability of the B-50 to deliver nuclear weapons anywhere in the world.
![]() Boeing B-50 "Superfortress" Click to Enlarge The M.A.N. Cover for October, 1951 shows examples of the B-50 from the Fifteenth Air Force as it was being transformed into the Strategic Air Command. The tail insignia (Letter "K" inside a circle) was the hallmark of aircraft with the role of delivering nuclear weapons at great distances. For a time, the "Circle K" group was based in England for rapid deep penetration into the Soviet Union. The B-54 was the nation's principal strategic bomber from 1948-1954. A total of 371 were built. All B-50s were grounded and removed completely from inventory when wreckage of a KB-50 that broke up in flight in 1965 revealed corrosion problems in the fleet. Click here a video of the tanker version of the Boeing B-50 (the KB-50 refueling fighters: In addition to the cover of Model Airplane News, this airplane was also featured in the WINGS "Friend or Foe" trading card series of the early 1950s ![]() Trading card representation of the Boeing B-50 "Superfortress" Click Here to see all 200 cards in the series Click to Enlarge Click Here for more information about the Boeing B-50 "Superfortress". ![]() Click to go back and select another cover. | |||||||
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