Alan said the following on 30/05/07 01:46:
"Richard Brooks" wrote
in message ...
That picture interests me as we saw them all day and every day at
Brize Norton, when we were kids. Some were carried externally
but some had them carried internally. Why apart from developmental
reasons ?
The Germans experimented with them.
It is my understanding that JATO (or RATO) first used on an Ercoupe.
A picture of it in action was posted on this NG some months ago.
Alan

Sorry, I meant specifically on the B-47.


Richard.
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