| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 48-017 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-80017 |
| Military Code: | BE-017 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American B-45 Tornado |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American B-45 Tornado |
| Aircraft Version: | North American RB-45C Tornado |
| C/n (msn): | 153-38493 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Ashland / SAC Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Nebraska, United States |
| Collection: | Strategic Air & Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 28 April 2011 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 571281 |
| Photo Comment |
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15 Aug 1950: TOS USAF; assigned to the 2750th Air Base Wing (AMC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 4/51: HQ Air R& D Command, WPAFB. Redesignated ERB-45C; modified for various in flight test programs including jet engine testing, avionics upgrades and new reconnaissance equipment. 6/51: Wright Air Development Center (ARDC), WPAFB. 6/54: Loaned to Pratt and Whitney Corp., for special test use. 11/55: Redesignated JRB-45C. 4/57: Redesignated NRB-45C. 11/71: SOC. Last RB-45 in use and ferried to Offutt AFB, NE, for display with the Strategic Air Command Museum. 1997: Trucked to Ashland, NE. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 May 2023, and has since been viewed 174 times. |