Possible B-45 cockpit section that survivies

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:43 am

A month ago I came across a google photo of a B-45 cockpit section sitting out someplace in a desert. I should have saved the page, but I didn't. Now I can't located it. I have no idea if it was a old photo or not. But it WAS a color photograph showing a B-45 cockpit section.

Any help would be grateful!

-nate

sandiego89 · **Joined:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 pm **Posts:** 1200

That would be a great find.

Could be confused with the New Mexico B-57 thread that has pooped up a few times, and again a few months ago?:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=52670&hilit=playas

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2016 10:12 am

Hello,

thanks for the reply. Nope, its not the B-57. the B-45 cockpit section I saw was cut a few feet behind the cockpit.

jamesintucson · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:42 am **Posts:** 546

This one?

In storage at Pima. It came from Socorro, NM about 30 years ago.

James

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:46 pm

Nathan Decker wrote:

B-45A-5-NA s/n 47-063
*Converted to TB-45A.
*Nose section currently in storage at the Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.
*Some remains are/were at the Socorro bone yard, NM?

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:37 pm

These are some I took of the B-47A about 8 years ago.

Hope to be back at Pima in a couple of weeks. (James, another flash drive for you.)

Nathan · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:48 pm

jamesintucson wrote:

This one?

In storage at Pima. It came from Socorro, NM about 30 years ago.

James

That's it!!!! I thought it came from Socorro but wasn't sure. You guys have any interest in selling it?

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:56 pm

A shot of Pima's B-45A nose from the other side:

And if you go to Google Earth possible B-45 remnants at China Lake:

ALOHADAVE · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:11 am

there is a good B-45 Tornado wreck 7 miles SW Goose Bay Canada
I have the accident report

Taigh Ramey · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:04 am

I helped recover the B-45 and B-47 nose sections from Soccoro when I was a volunteer at Pima ages ago. Fred Lindig and I brought them back. Being the stupid kid I asked Fred if I could ride in the B-47 on the trailer for a while and he said sure and pulled over. I crawled up into the cockpit and thought how cool it would be to play Jimmy Stewart and fly down the freeway. Rumor at the time was that this cockpit was used in the movie Strategic Air Command but that was never confirmed as far as I know.

Off we went down the road and it was very cool for the first 30 seconds until decades of Soccoro dust and dirt started flying around me going in one nostril and out the other and pelting every other sensitive part on my face. In between choking and spitting I was hollaring and waving at Fred to pull over.

I'm pretty sure he saw me in his mirror but was likely laughing too hard to let on. He probably figured that a few more miles would be good teach me a lesson. It did but it was still fun despite the fact I still cough up bits of Soccoro.

Good times!

mexchiwa · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 112

That China Lake bird seems a little small to be a B-45....

JohnB · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:24 pm

Looks more the a XP-87.

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:27 pm

JohnB wrote:

Looks more the a XP-87.

It kind of does. Who knows, there is a lot of weird stuff at China Lake.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:49 pm

Clifford Bossie wrote:

JohnB wrote:

Looks more the a XP-87.

It kind of does. Who knows, there is a lot of weird stuff at China Lake.

Early model Neptune minus tail feathers?

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