B (Bomber Aircraft)
How It's Used
“On Aug. 16, 1944, B-17 heavy bombers from the 8th Air Force raided an oil refinery at Rositz, in eastern Germany. Half a century later, the state government decided it wanted to turn the site into an industrial park for environmental-technology companies.”
—Michael M. Phillips, “Looking for Bombs Buried in Germany? Start Your Search in Alabama,” The Wall Street Journal, 25 Nov 08, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122756834761854541.html.
“But it was his wartime film career that catapulted Mr. Johnson to fame, and it gave him a boy-next-door image that he could never live down. He was the red-haired, freckle-faced soldier, sailor or B-25 bomber pilot who used to live down the street in a dozen MGM movies between 1942 and 1946. He attracted hordes of bobby-soxers during the war years. Indeed, the numbers of screaming teen-aged girls who swooned for Mr. Johnson were second only to those who threw themselves at Frank Sinatra.”
—Aljean Harmetz, “Van Johnson, Film Actor, Is Dead at 92,” The New York Times, 13 Dec 08, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/movies/13johnson.html.
Links Beyond eAlmanac
"Bomber" article on Wikipedia.
B-52D Stratofortress Exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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