The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the No
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XB-46 aileron and spoiler detail
The North American B-45 Tornado is an early American jet bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation. It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber
Convair XB-46
…experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the North American XB-45 and Martin XB-48, all of which saw little use after the successful development of the Boeing XB-47. In 1944, the War Department was aware of aviation…
Static display of RB-45C, AF Ser. No. 48-037
A preserved USAF B-45C Tornado at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
A USAF B-45C Tornado in flight
Flightline photo of B-45A-5-NA Tornadoes of the 47th Light Bomb Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., before transatlantic flight to Sculthorpe, England, in July 1952.