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[Boeing ETB-29A Superfortress in flight with docked Republic EF-84D Thunderjets]
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GAF_image_055
Source
General Aircraft Files, Boeing B-29 B&W Folder
Description
Photograph of a U.S. Air Force Boeing ETB-29A Superfortress aircraft (tail number 462093) in flight with two Republic EF-84D Thunderjet aircraft (tail numbers 8641 and 8661) docked to its wings, circa 1950. This test flight was part of Project Tip-Tow, which experimented with wingtip coupling.
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circa 1950
Subject
Airplanes, Military
Boeing ETB-29A Superfortress
Republic EF-84D Thunderjet
Research aircraft
United States. Air Force
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photographic prints
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The General Aircraft Files/The Museum of Flight
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[Boeing ETB-29A Superfortress in flight with docked Republic EF-84D Thunderjets]
, [GAF_image_055]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 06/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/26234