This U.S. Air Force jet, believed to be a North American RB-45 Tornado, displays a black tail marked with three white stars — a traditional insignia denoting assignment as a Lieutenant General's aircraft. The RB-45 Tornado family served the U.S. Air Force from the late 1940s through the 1950s as one of America's first jet bombers and its first dedicated jet reconnaissance aircraft, reflecting the rapid transition from propeller to jet-powered military aviation in the early Cold War era. Project: 219059