Superbomber Makes Record Flight
Received Tlmrsday, 11 p.m. WASHINGTON, May 20. J An American B36 snperbomber recently flew a record-Preaking 8000 miles v/ith a dunmty "bonlb load 1 aronnd five tons, says tlie United j Press. It was aloft a day and a ! half. TMs means that the ai^craft j colvM. have fiown a round trip from 1 Alaska to Moscow. If it flew the 8000 miles in a straight line, it conld fly from Alaska to practically any 1 point in the world. The new snperhomher dwarfs any ! other warplane and it will carry its own fighter planes and 36 tons of | bomhs. Its average speed now, how- ! % ever, is only 222 miles an honr as large horsepower eugines are not now available. . _n_n_ru. .ri.-u-j-j- - ri.ru- .r .-u^-u-ui--u- *
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 May 1948, Page 5
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