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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | B-50 | |
| Designation: | RB-50 | |
| Version: | G | |
| Nickname: | Superfortress | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Reconnaissance | |
Specifications
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| Tom Feeney Erie, PA | Ed Borris - 50 years have gone by but I think I ran into you at Penn State. Also the name from our barracks from Texas that was killed in the B-50 crash was Lonnie Gescheidle. That's the only name I remember.
Jim Morris- I remember your Austin Healey. If memory serves correctly, the day you got the car to El Paso, I was with you that night when we went to town and had too many adult beverages, you bent the car in half on the way back to the base. I think the same thing happened again after you had it repaired. We were on Major Benson's crew when we went to England. As I remember, we went to Westover for briefing and had several days in New York on our way to McGuire to take a MATS flight to England. I think you were with us in New York. 03/14/2008 @ 15:12 [ref: 20019] |
| divad41 , HI | Hello all. I have a good friend, Walter Pollack, who flew in 54. I saw him this weekend, and he mentioned a pilot by the name of "Pappy" Cole. Same one as mentioned before?
He told about a flight up through Norway and Nova Zemla... and not a signal one. He may be in the movies some of yu have mentioned. If anyone makes a CD, I'd like to get acopy to Walt. David, divad4141@yahoo.com 03/03/2008 @ 09:34 [ref: 19845] |
| David Anderson Kailua, HI, HI | I was transferred from Biggs to Forbes in August of 1956 as a Recip engine mech., to be assigned to what was I suppose the last RB 29 at Forbes. It had ssome distinction and was being primed for a role we were never privey to. But I digress. There was a story told at Forbes of an RB- 29 out of Yokota that was shot down by MIGS. In retaliation, so the story went, they up loaded a "special" RB with canon and sent it to f;y the same route of the bird that was lost. The MIGS met a hells fury of canon fire when the came up to dispatch the poor "unarmed" RB.
OK boys. Any truth to this tale. BTW" I have the names of the mechs that went from Biggs to Forbes in 56 if any one is intedrested. Dave Anderson MSGT USAF RET 06/19/2007 @ 13:02 [ref: 16887] |
| JOSEPH SWAN Norwood, NY | Hi: I was in the 97th A&E Squadron and spent late 1954, '55 and '56 with the 4024th RB 50's until they were deactivated.
I was in ECM maintenance and worked exclusively on these A/C. Have many memories of the A/C and the job they were doing. Previous to that I flew as am ECM operator on a B25J [Code named Forbid] at Hamilton AFB training F 86D's and F 94C's. Loved Biggs and the great air crews I came in contact with. 05/20/2007 @ 18:32 [ref: 16542] |
| Ed Borris Lancaster, PA | I had just read the note posted on Feb. 2, 2007 by Tom Feeney of Erie, Pennsylvania about the RB50 Boeing bomber and had mentioned two other items that I am sure are part of my life and USAF remembrance of Biggs Air Force Base from 1954 to late 1956.
The first item is that some members of the crew who were killed in the California crash of the RB50 were in my barracks at Biggs Air Force Base. One was from Philadelphia and the other was from a small town in Texas. I can't remember their names; however, I and a few others traveled to the small town in Texas to be pall bearers for the one killed in the crash who was from that small town. I believe his last name started with a "B." This RB50 had lost a wing upon landing in Kansas, I believe and was reattached and repaired and then sent on to fly again and was stationed in England prior to the time that I was sent from ECM training at Keesler in Mississippi to Biggs. I remember that I was assigned to the crew after they returned with this hapless RB50 and I remember that their remarks were about how that plane seemed to fly with disturbing noises. I remember the last names of some of the people on this crew are as follows: Ondrus, Ballard and Gast. I believe that Ondrus was from Michigan, Ballard was from Illinois and Gast was from Iowa. The name of our pilot from that crew is Warren R. Cole. I believe he was a major. We then had a co-pilot assigned after the crew arrived in the US to fly with Major Cole. He was a little Italian fellow. Major Cole was a big man. My direct in command was a Captain in charge of our ECM team who seemed to be about fifty years old at that time, but I can't remember his name. THE SECOND ITEM mentioned by Tom Feeney is that he was in training at Stead in Nevada with a Jessie Moore. I sure remember that place, but I was there in August of 1955. The main thing about this second item from the email note is that I am sure that the Jessie Moore that Tom Feeney mentions is the same person who was at Keesler Air Force base when I was there and he was the other person who made rank to Staff Sergeant as quickly as I. I think that I made Staff Sergeant in about two years. Ed Borris, soon to be 74. 05/18/2007 @ 14:16 [ref: 16514] |
| Lawrence D. Thomas Deatsville, AL | I left Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico in July 52,343rd. Strat. Recon. Sqdn. 55th SRWg. Gen. Rosie Grubbs,commander.I think the 343rd. had all the RB-50-G models,total of 15 I think.We were scattered all over the world at the time ,TDY. I was Crew Chief on , I think 7147. They were good old airplanes. I was at Ramey in March 2007 for our RAFBHA reunion.Two stand outs of all my USAF time was RB-50-G's and Ramey AFB,Puerto Rico 05/13/2007 @ 19:28 [ref: 16480] |
| James T. Morris Sacramento, CA | Attention: Bob Porter ....Like to contact you for a chat if you don't mind ...Maybe ,if you agreed, I could pay to have your films and photos transferred to DVD and possibly get a copy ...Might wake up our memory a little.....If I remember right your position on the aircraft was around sort of in behind the forward gun turrent....My e-mail is goldzz1@comcast.net good to hear from you ....Jim Morris 05/11/2007 @ 16:20 [ref: 16460] |
| Clarence Veino Suisun, CA | I am retired AF i was station at Biggs AFB TEX from
Oct 1953 untill dec 1956.I was in the 341ST bs,97TH FMS, 4024th & 97 ARS. as and aircraft mech. I went to Lakeheath tdy in june 1955 Untill Jul 1956.WE left Lakenheath for Tripoll in a KB29 we refuled the RB50 around Italy.Landed at Tripoll did Maintance on the Kb29 then the next morni ng we recovered the RB50 and did what every maintance was needed.We left Lakenheath in jul 1956 on a KB29 flew to Main did maintance on the kb29&RB50's and left the next morninf for EL paso.I got discharged in dec of 1956and re-enlisted for Yokota AB Japan and was in the 421st.air refueling SQ.with KB50&Kb50J.If Jack Morris is involved in B50 Project is interested in TAC KB50 websight is www.tactankeds.com 04/08/2007 @ 12:44 [ref: 16137] |
| Robert R Porter Great Falls,, MT | Attention Tom Feeney & Jim Morris, I was the Flight Engineer on Maj Benson's crew with you. Jim I still have the Argus C3 camera I bought from you when you bought your Austin-Healey. I have the movies I took while we were in Tripoli. I got them out to refresh my memory some which it needs as I am about 15 years older than you guys. Some of the names I remember well as Van Priestly & Frazier but there are several in my movies that I can't remember their names. I have been trying to remember the radio operators name. I have pictures of our volley ball games in Tripoli. Bob Porter Great Falls,Mt 03/31/2007 @ 20:36 [ref: 16056] |
| Jim Morris Sacramento, CA | Tom Feeney Attention : I was a Raven 2 on a RB50G stationed at Biggs AFB, Texas. Best I recall ,sometime in 1955 till 1956 when I came back from TDY in Lakenheath , England also ..I have a feeling it was the same one you were on ....I bought a brand new Austin Healey sports car while I was there for under $3000 Same one today restored is worth near $50,000...Talked to Donald Healey himself ...Picked it up in New York when I went on leave ..After that I went to Roswell ,New Mexico and re-trained in Tech work.. Your name sure sounds familiar to me Tom ....Bout the only name I can pull out of the hat at the moment is Thompson our tail gunner ...We were flying to Tripoli and then across the bottom of Italy to Russia for the southern rout ...Not long out of Tripoli once we lost an engine and had a close call even getting turned around and back to the runway...had to throw a lot of expensive stuff overboard ...The tw weeks or s we waited for parts and repair sure were fun in Tripoli though... If you have any more memories you could share that would be great ...Any Photos of our planes or any photos at all you could share also would be welcome ....Almost all of mine got lost over the years..More later ..Sincerly ,Jim 03/15/2007 @ 20:24 [ref: 15906] |
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