Re: Boeing B-29A superfortress production
The B-50 and Strategic Air Command and the US Air Force all started in 1947. The B-50's were new and the latest item to use against the Russians and Korea was viewed as a "police action" by the people in power then. The B-29's used in Korea were old by then and not a big deal if lost in combat.
There were a few times when the Air Force used the B-45 for recon work but not too many times since they got shot at by Mig-15's.
For the most part Korea air wars were fought with ex WWII equipment with the exception of the Mig-15 and F-86. F-80's and F-84's were also used but as gound pounders and not as fighter against the Mig-15.
As far as I can tell the B-50 was not used during the Korean war however a number were shot down or shot at after the war doing spy fights over Korea, China, Eastern Europe, and the USSR.
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Last edited by TA152; May 30th, 2007 at 05:34 AM.
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