
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 49-231 |
Alternate Serial: | 231 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (464) |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (464) |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress |
C/n (msn): | 16249 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Patterson AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KFFO IATA: FFO Local: FFO Other: - |
Collection: | United States Air Force Museum |
Photo Date: | May 1959 |
Photo from: | Bob Garrard Collection |
Photo ID: | 302281 |
Photo Comment |
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The first B-52 to fly, Featuring tandem seating as did the XB-52, all future models had a side by side flight deck. Seen here in May 1959 at the old Air Force Museum located on the Patterson side of Wright-Patterson AFB. The YB-52 was retired in the late 1950s to the museum, but the aircraft was scrapped in the mid-1960s because of a drive to get rid of excess military hardware. This photo was added on 20 November 2020, and has since been viewed 2164 times. |