| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "61-2059" |
| Alternate Serial: | 12059 |
| Military Code: | 2059 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair B-58 Hustler |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair B-58 Hustler |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair GRB-58A Hustler |
| C/n (msn): | 7 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | SAC - Strategic Air Command |
| Aircraft Name: | Greased Lightning |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rantoul - National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: TIP Other: - |
| Collection: | Chanute Air Force Base Collection |
| Photo Date: | 27 January 1984 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 355529 |
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Slide taken when Chanute AFB was still active. This is actually GRB-58A 55-666 painted as B-58A 61-2059. This a/c was originally built as a YB-58A. Transferred to Chanute in May 1964 as a ground instructional airframe. Redesignated GRB-58A in May 1965. Put on display at the base in 1967. After the Chanute Air Museum closed in 2015, this a/c was moved in August 2017 to the Castle Air Museum in California. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 April 2021, and has since been viewed 1236 times. |