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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | B-47 | |
| Designation: | B-47 | |
| Version: | B-II | |
| Nickname: | Stratojet | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Elden \"Duke\" Denning Reading, MI | I was a ground crewman and Crew Chief on several Boeing B-47's, the last one was a B-47B-II No. 51-2221 which was originally built at Wichita in 1951 and was modified into a dash II in 1955 before it was assigned to my outfit, the 93rd Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Wing at Pinecastle AFB(later name changed to MCCoy AFB) and after June 1956 at Homestead AFB. "221" was a really good airplane, it went 11 months and 25 days without a ground or air abort or late takeoff during the period of August 1956-August 1957 and won me NCO of the year. My flying crew was "SAC Select" and consisted of Major Vayne L. Pfantz, AC, Capt. Melvin K. Walker, Co-pilot. and Capt. Robert R. Reynolds, AOB. "221" had previously been crewed by S/Sgt Alvin Shelton and I got the airplane when Sgt. Shelton left the 93rd in March of 1956. I got seriously injured in an automobile accident in February 1958 while at Nouasseur AB in Morocco and never got back to the "Flyin' 93rd" or my big, beautiful B-47 and I don't know exactly what became of her or the fine men who flew her, but to this day I salute 221 and Vayne, Keith, and Bob. What a wonderful part of my life you were! 07/30/2007 @ 18:38 [ref: 17370] |
| CJD WANTED / REWARD!, CA | Hi I worked on the B-52 great ol Buff,
I had a metal paperweight thing that was a example of the B-47 alloy, it said Sample of 755-T6 Aluminum Alloy from the Wing Skin of the B-47, well about 6 mos ago I went to visit a friend at Hawthorne Northrop Grumman plant and left it for 2 mins and came back and someone had stole it! If you know anyone who might have one to buy, sell, trade please let me know! Thanks I collect these from other aircraft as well, and might be interested, WANTED Lucite / Acrylic/ Perspex Paperweights WANTED Lucite / Acrylic/ Perspex Paperweights mainly aviation related....many may say they have a “First Chip” in example “ First Chip from the milling process of the YF-23” or F-16 or something like that, many are from planes, missiles etc… Some examples. McDonnell Douglas C-17 Production Shaving Lucite Paperweight, First F-22 Production Chip Lucite in the shape of the state of Georgia, containing production chip / shaving any project! See link for photos Another type are made from metals, materials & alloys used in the aircraft's manufacture they have “this is a example of the aluminum alloy used in making the B-52, they are about the size of a pack of cigarettes, see link to photos REMEMBER-I pay a finders fee; please pass this around to anyone who may be able to help… Thanks from Charles! To see the photo examples: copy and paste the web address below into your browser's web address bar: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bacchusd@pacbell.net/album?dir=/cbed&.src=ph&.tok=phuE 01/24/2006 @ 08:21 [ref: 12281] |
