
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 51-2317 |
Alternate Serial: | 12317 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-47B Stratojet |
C/n (msn): | 450370 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Wichita - McConnell AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Kansas, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAB IATA: IAB Local: IAB Other: - |
Photo Date: | October 1952 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 399482 |
Photo Comment |
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Boeing's B-29 plant in Wichita was reopened to build B-47s. Nineteen are visible here. 51-2317 was damaged beyond repair in an aborted take-off at Homestead, Florida in 1957. 51-2220, 51-2284, 51-2294, 51-2312 and 51-2313 can also be identified. Photo from: Hagley Museum and Library This photo was added on 10 October 2021, and has since been viewed 650 times. |