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The YB-52

NB-52

TB-29

Six Place BT-13

Allison powered B-17

P-63

Wow. I certainly wish the YB-52 was still with us.

That B-29-55-MO is a special machine--notice the "Andy Gump" engine cowling and nacelle modifications, and the trusses for carrying the X-7/XQ-5 missile.

Great photos!
Scott

Thats some good stuff. I encourage all the WIXer's to dig out these old photos & post em. Kinda like "Keep Em Flying", "Keep Posting Them"!!

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Fly Fast Make Noise!

You're right. . . those ARE neat photos!

That six-place BT-13 conversion is actually kinda attractive to look at. Still with us somewhere?

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

I think the BT-13 is still with us. And I think is at the Lebanon Warren coutny airport in Ohio in a hanger. I iseem to remember talking to the Examiner at the airport bout it while I was taking my CFI checkride, Unfortunately I had a few other things on mind to ask to see it. After a six hour oral and a three hour flight in 2 different aircraft I just wanted to get home. That was back in 1999.

A friend of my uncle has one dismantled in a barn in Kentucky - it's called a Viceroy.
Update: Not a Viceroy but like the one above.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

i always liked the tandem canopy configuration on the prototype yb-52.

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Greetings...where was the pic of the P-63 taken? It looks like the old location of the USAF Museum when it was situated on WPAFB. I do remember the gravel parking lot where the planes where parked outdoors...

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Rauhbatz
Commemorative Air Force
CAF Ohio Wing/Airbase Georgia Member
PT-19/26, T-34 CAF Pilot


Favorite quote from Wind, Sand & Stars - A. St. Exupuery "friends are like trees...when they are gone we miss their shade"

The prop boss markings behind look like the nose of P-82 'Betty Jo' of the USAF Museum. Just a guess.

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James K

"Switch on the underwater landing lights"
Emilio Largo, Thunderball.

www.VintageAeroWriter.com

I'm pretty sure you're both correct--notice that the apron surface is identical to the YB-52 photo.

Scott

Ok, so does anyone know the current status of that B-29? I am always interested in making a pilgrimage to see another. At one point it was at an aerospace museum in Louisville, but I cannot find any links to it online. I was looking for APG85's survivor list, but the search engine in the new forum says B-29 is never listed... Maybe I will try again later or perhaps my search defaults were wrong. If anybody has any more pictures please post them. Also was this the prototype for the B-50 or something the Air Force or a tech school cobbled together?

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Searching for B-29A-55-BN 44-61966 photo and history!

I've been trying to find info on that aft gear set-up since Eric posted that photo. Nothing yet.......

Scott

Eric - can you give us any dates for when the B-29, YB-52, B-52, etc. photos were taken?

The timeframe that I can guess is late 60's or early 70's. The location for some is the air force museum. I know alot of them are from around the Cincinnati area.

The Bt-13 kinda reminds me of a Spartan Executive.

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