# 1946-1966 20 YEARS OF STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND SAC AIRCRAFT & MISSILES 29274

Made in 1946 to commemorate 20 years of the Strategic Air Command, this silent film shows the various aircraft used to carry atomic weapons. It begins with images of the B-29, which carried the first and only atomic bombs ever used in anger and which served as nuclear weapons platforms in 1946-47. The B-50 is shown at the 1:40 mark, and this modified version of the B-29 served until 1955 in this role. Next, the F-84 Thunderjet is shown, in service from 1950-57. At the 2:45 mark these aircraft are seen being refueled in mid-air. The B-36, the largest aircraft to carry an atomic bomb, is shown at the 3:15 mark. It was in service from 1948-1959. The B-47 Stratojet is shown at 4:30, and this aircraft was in deterrent service from 1951-1966. Great shots of these massive planes taking off in huge plumes of smoke. The KC-97 Stratofreighter is shown in its role as refueling aircraft at the 6:45 mark. The SM-62 SNARK intercontinental cruise missile is shown at the 8 minute mark being launched by JATO bottles, followed by the SM-65 Atlas ballistic missile, and the SM-68 Titan I missile that replaced it. The Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber is a post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber designed by Boeing for the United States Air Force. Not as well known as its direct predecessor, the B-50 was in…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/2927420YearsOfStrategicAirCommandMos)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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