Cool old predecessor to the B-52.. Back in the late 1950's, there was a squadron of B-47's in Lake Charles, Louisiana.(Chennault Air Force Base) When fully loaded, the BB-47's used JATO rockets for takeoff; traffic on the main road was stopped because of all the rocket smoke when they took off going south. I witnessed this twice and was really impressed by the spectacle! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKQYG_fA2uM
Cool old predecessor to the B-52.. Back in the late 1950's, there was a squadron of B-47's in Lake Charles, Louisiana.(Chennault Air Force Base) When fully loaded, the BB-47's used JATO rockets for takeoff; traffic on the main road was stopped because of all the rocket smoke when they took off going south. I witnessed this twice and was really impressed by the spectacle!
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Wow, thanks! Adding the video to the post!
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