Today in History – March 17, 1947 – First jet-powered bomber takes flight
17 March 1947: The prototype of the United States’ first jet-powered bomber, the North American Aviation XB-45 Tornado, 45-59479, made a one-hour first flight at Muroc Army Air Field (later known as Edwards Air Force Base) with company test pilot George William Krebs at the controls. The photograph shows the XB-45 parked on Muroc Dry […]
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