The two-tone gray scheme — comprising Medium Gray over Light Gray — represented a significant evolution from the earlier European One camouflage of green and gray
built by the Pullman Company for service on the KCS passenger fleet
The United States originally funded the purchase of Mystère IVAs for the French Air Force under the Military Assistance Program in the 1950s
low-volatility fuel required by the SR-71 Blackbird's Pratt & Whitney J58 engines
and crews flying these early airframes were pioneering the tactics and procedures that would define SAC's nuclear deterrence mission throughout the 1950s
Convair XB-46 45-59582 Early The two-tone gray scheme —These are 1 72 scale decals for Convair XB 46 45 59582, depicted in its early configuration with U. S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) markings under USAAF Materiel Command. The XB 46 was Convair's entry in the postwar competition for a new jet powered medium bomber, ordered alongside competing designs from Boeing (XB 47), Martin (XB 48), and North American (XB 45). First flown in April 1947, the XB 46 featured a sleek, slender fuselage, straight wings