Aircraft Photo of 44-70048 / 470048 | Boeing B-29 Superfortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #494451
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:44-70048
Alternate Serial:470048
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
C/n (msn):10880
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
Location:In Flight
Country:Germany
 
Photo Date:1948 to 1953
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 494451
Photo Comment

Photo shows 44-70048 after the formation of the USAF. It was used as a target tug with the 36th Fighter-Bomber Group, Fürstenfeldbruck, the drogue being deployed from the tail gunner's position. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

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