Originally Posted by
DuncanDoenitz
If we include reconnaissance variants, and though outside of declared hostilities, RB-47s were intercepted, fired upon by MiG-15/17s and returned fire during flights over the Soviet Union. Several were damaged and some shot-down.
I did consider the RB-47s but was really highlighting that the standard bomber version didn't see combat. It does seem surprising, given that it was in service during Korean conflict and the early days of the Vietnam War. Can't recall if the 'bomber' B-50 saw service either. Possibly not.