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STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND BOMBER [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Forces
CONT

The US Air Force reached a peak strategic bomber strength in 1959 with 1,366 B-47s, and 488 B-52s. These SAC bombers were the mainstay of US strategic forces, [and] they could reach Soviet targets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aériennes
CONT

Le Strategic Air Command comptait (début 1962) 1200 hexa-réacteurs B-47, 600 octo-réacteurs B-52. Avec ces bombardiers du SAC, les États-Unis [...] étaient en mesure de détruire la plupart des villes soviétiques et la quasi-totalité des moyens de représailles soviétiques.

Spanish

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