At the time of this photo the aircraft still had the transparent canopy

Used as a JB-47E fly-by-wire test aircraft. To the Museum in 1969. Moved to Kirtland AFB, NM in 2013.

Captured on an early evening visit to the museum. Built as a B-47E and later modified to an EB-47E. Retired to MASDC on 08 Dec 1964 from the 376th BW at Lockbourne AFB, OH and later acquired by the museum.

Withdrawn from use in 1964 and later scrapped. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

3 Oct 1955: TOS USAF and assigned to the 55th SRW, Forbes AFB, KS. Deployed to several locations, including Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, and flew missions over the Soviet Union. 10/66: SOC. Donated to the city of Salina, KS; displayed with the International Society of Vehicle Preservation, Salina Airport (ex-Schilling AFB). The aircraft was vandalized and deteriorated badly over the years. 1998: Acquired by the Air Force Museum and began restoration. The nose section and engines were acquired from B-47E 52-0410. 3/03: Restoration completed and placed on display.

3 Oct 1955: TOS USAF and assigned to the 55th SRW, Forbes AFB, KS. Deployed to several locations, including Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, and flew missions over the Soviet Union. 10/66: SOC. Donated to the city of Salina, KS; displayed with the International Society of Vehicle Preservation, Salina Airport (ex-Schilling AFB). The aircraft was vandalized and deteriorated badly over the years. 1998: Acquired by the Air Force Museum and began restoration. The nose section and engines were acquired from B-47E 52-0410. 3/03: Restoration completed and placed on display.

1956: TOS USAF; assigned to the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Forbes AFB, KS, where it spent its entire military career; flew several missions over Soviet air space.  29 Dec 1967: AMARC; last operational B-47 type. 16 Jul 1968: Bailed to North American Aviation; used as radar test bed for the F-111A, with its nose being replaced by F-111-like nose for testing. 8/72 to 3/76: Testing for the Forward-Looking Advanced Multimode Radar (FLAMR) program. 1976: Ferried to Eglin AFB, FL, for the Air Force Armament Museum.  The F-111 radome and stubby RB-47H nose was replaced by a B-47E nose.

Ca.1956: TOS USAF; this plane spent its entire career as a test bed at the Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. It was redesignated as JRB-47E, then as NRB-47E. Ca.1963 Loaned to the Confederate Air Force for display at Harlingen, TX. 1986: CAF moved to Midland, TX, so the USAF retrieved their display planes and this one was transferred to the Tinker AFB, OK air park.

Ca.1956: TOS USAF; this plane spent its entire career as a test bed at the Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. It was redesignated as JRB-47E, then as NRB-47E. Ca.1963 Loaned to the Confederate Air Force for display at Harlingen, TX. 1986: CAF moved to Midland, TX, so the USAF retrieved their display planes and this one was transferred to the Tinker AFB, OK air park.

26 Mar 1956: TOS USAF; assigned to 308th Bombardment Wing, Hunter AFB, GA. Unknown date: 98th BW, Lincoln AFB, NE, from which it made its last flight on 7 Dec 1965. It landed at Wichita Airport and turned over to the Mayor. 12/69: Mounted on concrete pole on the west side of town. 16 Mar 1988:Transferred to McConnell AFB, KS, in the charge of the 184th BW. They did some basic restoration and mounted the plane on short pedestals on the base. 7/99: Removed from the pedestals and taken to a hangar for a thorough restoration. 10/99: Moved to a new position in the McConnell Air Park on Rock Road.

By 3/53: TOS USAF. The plane spent its career as a test bed, being first assigned to the USAF Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and used for terrain signals and photo-reconnaissance work. 1965: Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA. 1967: ADC, Wright-Patterson AFB; redesignated JB-47E and a fly-by wire system was installed. 1969: Landed at Wright Field; placed in storage for the Air Force Museum. 8/71:Placed on display. 2003: Removed from display. 9/12 to 1/13: Disassembled and shipped in sections to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, NM.

51-2151 and 51-2146, in the background, were both retired to MASDC from 340 BW at Whiteman in 1960. 51-2151 is also reported written off at Pinecastle AFB, Florida on June 26, 1954, but this is clearly incorrect. A search reveals that the aircraft lost an engine in flight on that date and suffered category 3 (Substantial) damage. Photo by: Gerald Massie / Missouri State Archives

Rollout of the first XB-47 prototype. The first flight was not until 17 December 1947. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

5 May 55: TOS USAF; assigned 301st Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. 2/58: 97th BW, Biggs AFB, TX. 1/59: 384th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 8/61: 321st BW, McCoy AFB, FL. 10/61: 4047th Strategic Wing, also at McCoy. 11/61: 70th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 6/62: 301st BW, Lockbourne AFB, OH. By 3/64: Converted to EB-47E. 3/64: 3902nd Air Base Wing, Offutt AFB, NE. 6/64: SOC, to Strategic Air Command Museum at Offutt. In 1997 the plane was sent to the new museum facility at Ashland, NE.

1953: TOS USAF as a B-47E. 1963: Converted to WB-47E; assigned to the 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing at Hickam AFB, HI. It flew weather recon missions for the Navy throughout these years. 29 Oct '69: Last recon mission for any B-47. 30 Oct '69: Flown to Boeing Field, Seattle, WA, via McClellan AFB, CA; last flight of an active duty B-47. Ownership was taken over by the Naval Aviation Museum and loaned to the Boeing Museum of Flight for display. Photo shows it waiting restoration on the military ramp.

5 May 55: TOS USAF; assigned 301st Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. 2/58: 97th BW, Biggs AFB, TX. 1/59: 384th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 8/61: 321st BW, McCoy AFB, FL. 10/61: 4047th Strategic Wing, also at McCoy. 11/61: 70th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 6/62: 301st BW, Lockbourne AFB, OH. By 3/64: Converted to EB-47E. 3/64: 3902nd Air Base Wing, Offutt AFB, NE. 6/64: SOC, to Strategic Air Command Museum at Offutt. In 1997 the plane was sent to the new museum facility at Ashland, NE.

23 Mar 53: TOS USAF as B-47E; sent to Grand Central Aircraft Corp., Tucson, AZ, for mods. 10 Dec 53: 68th BW, Chennault AFB, Lake Charles, LA. By 2/56: 341st BW, Dyess AFB, TX. 8/58: 2nd BW, Hunter AFB, GA. 7/59: 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. 2/60: 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing, McConnell AFB, KS. 25 Apr 63: Lockheed Aircraft; converted to WB-47E. 1963: 56th Weather Recon Sqdn, Yakota AB, Japan. 1966: Air Force Museum Loan Program. 1971: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City. Ca.6/07: Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport, KS.