| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 46-66 |
| Alternate Serial: | 46-0066 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing XB-47 Stratojet |
| C/n (msn): | 15973 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Rantoul - National Aviation Center / Frank Elliott FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: TIP Other: - |
| Collection: | Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 1995 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 572903 |
| Photo Comment |
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21 July 1948: First flight, flown by Boeing test pilots. December/48: TOS USAF. Spent its entire career as a flying test bed. 1954: Transferred to Chanute AFB, IL for maintenance and familiarization training. 1994: Placed on display with the Chanute Air Museum. 31 Oct 2015: The museum closed and the following year this plane was transported to the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB, CA. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 May 2023, and has since been viewed 190 times. |