
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 52-2217 |
Alternate Serial: | 2217 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
Aircraft Version: | Convair B-36J Peacemaker |
C/n (msn): | 358 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Omaha - Offutt AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Nebraska, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOFF IATA: OFF Local: OFF Other: - |
Collection: | Strategic Air Command Museum |
Photo Date: | 16 September 1983 |
Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
Photo ID: | 561701 |
Photo Comment |
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22 Dec 1953: TOS USAF and assigned to the 7th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) at Carswell AFB, TX. 30 Sep 1954: 42nd Bomb Wing (H), Loring AFB, ME. 10 Aug 1956: 95th Bomb Wing (H) at Biggs AFB, TX. 2/59: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. 14 Apr 1959: SOC. 22 Apr 1959: Flown to Offutt AFB, NE for display at the Strategic Air Command Museum; this was the next-to-last flight of a B-36. In 1997 it was disassembled and trucked to the new museum facility at Ashland, NE. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 April 2023, and has since been viewed 506 times. |