DescriptionBoeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off on April 15, 1954 061024-F-1234S-011.jpg
English: Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off. Black smoke from engines indicates water-methanol injection is in use.
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The rocket-assisted take-off of a Boeing B-47B, powered by GE J47 engines and Solid Rocket Thrusters; reportedly taken on 15th of April 1954 (Ref: NASA's Contributions to Aeronautics, Volume I, page 736 - ISBN 978-0-16-084635-9)