1973 Press Photo Full-Size mockup of the Proposed Airplanes B-1 Bomber

Airplanes B-1 A full-size mockup of the proposed B-1 bomber is part of the carnival-like effort of the manufacturer and the military to sell the concept to the American public and to Congress. We need it despite its enormous cost, they insist to complete with a new swing-wing, supersonic bomber, called the Backfire, being developed by the Soviet Union. Our billions would better go to more important domestic programs, the plane's critics retort.

Photo is dated 1973.

Photo measures 6.5 x 7.75 inches.