Aircraft Photo of 46-66 / 46-0066 | Boeing XB-47 Stratojet | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #572903
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

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.

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