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WB-<strong>47</strong>E 51-2360 Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, UT Built in 1952, this WB-<strong>47</strong>E was one of the last Stratojets in the USAF inventory. Following modification in 1962 to the WB configuration, it operated out of Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico as a "Hurricane Hunter" until it's retirement in 1965. This Aircraft is being restored at Hill AFB UT. B-<strong>47</strong>E 51-2387 Kansas Aircraft Museum, Wichita, KS 51-2387 Was formerly located at the Oklahoma City Air Park. It was then displayed on concrete posts, when it was moved there were no outrigger gear installed as you can see the use of tripod jacks are in temporary use WB-<strong>47</strong>E 51-7066 Seattle Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
Now on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight, 51-7066 was the last B-<strong>47</strong> Stratojet to fly a weather reconnaissance mission on October 29, 1969. The next day, Lt Col Raymond Hamilton along with Lt Col William Payton and Navigator Major Homero Lomas participated in the last active duty USAF flight in this WB-<strong>47</strong>E, 51-7066 on October 30th 1969. They departed McClellan AFB enroute to Boeing Aircraft CO. WB-<strong>47</strong>E 51-7066 was subsequently turned over to the Seattle Museum of Flight where it resides today. It is located within a few hundred yards from where Bob Robbins made his first flight in the XB-<strong>47</strong> on Dec 17, 19<strong>47</strong> on this airport runway. B-<strong>47</strong>E 51-7071 Hightower Park, Altus, OK From the plaque located in front of 51-7071 On April 22, 1955 Col. Audrin R. Walker, 96th Bombardment Wing Commander, landed this, the first bomber on the runway of Altus Air Force Base. In special ceremonies attended by a number of prominent national, state and local figures, the bomber was christened "The City of Altus" with an easy-breaking bottle containing mixtures of waters from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and from Lake Altus. The blending of the waters was symbolic of the Stratojet's defensive capabilities for the entire United States.
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