| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 53-2280 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-32280 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing JB-47E Stratojet |
| C/n (msn): | 4501093 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | United States Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | September 1980 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 431401 |
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Originally built as a B-47E, this a/c sent it's active service being used as a test a/c at both Edwards AFB and Wright-Patterson AFB. It was the first USAF a/c with a fly-by-wire control system. It was retired to the museum in 1969, but is now on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, NM. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 January 2022, and has since been viewed 394 times. |