Steve Ferguson: North American B-45 Tornado Airplane

Artist: Steve Ferguson
1946 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1991
Image Size: 14 by 16.5 inches
Overall Size: 15 by 20 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

In 1944 American military planners realized that control of the skies truly lay with jet power -- for bombers as well as fighters. A year later Douglas, Boeing, Consolidated, Martin and North American submitted proposals for jet bombers to the Army Air Force. North American's XB-45 prototype made its first flight in 1947, and the aircraft was such a hit that the Air Force initially ordered 96 "A" models, christened Tornados. The Tornado was the U.S. armed forces' first four-engined jet bomber. During the first tension-filled years after World War II, B-45s of the 47th Bomb Wing based at Sculthorpe, England, served as NATO's primary European based nuclear deterrent strike force. But the Tornado never fired a shot in anger, and the formidable aircraft passed into aviation history by the end of the 1950s.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Cover with the U.S. 29¢ Flag stamp issued March 17, 1992.

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