47th Bombardment Wing - B-45 tornadoes


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United States Air Force
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Flightline photo of B-45A-5-NA Tornadoes of the 47th Light Bomb Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., before trans-atlantic flight to Sculthorpe, England, in July 1952. Identifiable aircraft are (nearest to farthest) 47-082, 47-089, 47-050, 47-061, 47-058, 47-081, unknown, unknown, 47-059, 47-064, unknown. (U.S. Air Force photo)

47-082 was withdrawn from operational use at RAF Sculthorpe on July 7,1958 and was sent to Boulhaut AB, Morocco for fire practice use. 47-089 was withdrawn from operational use at RAF Sculthorpe on May 13,1958 and was sent to Etain AB, France for fire practice use. 47-050 was stricken off charge at North American Aviation in Inglewood,CA on April 5,1957. 47-061 was withdrawn from operational use at RAF Alconbury on April 4,1958 and was sent to RAF Bentwater for fire practice use. 47-058 was withdrawn from operational use at RAF Sculthorpe by October 1958 and was sent to RAF Greenham Common for fire practice use. 47-081 was withdrawn from operational use at RAF Sculthorpe on July 7,1958 and was sent to Ben Guerir AB, Morocco for fire practice use. 47-068 was sent to Giebelstadt AB, Bavaria, Germany, probably in 1958 for fire practice use.

47-059 crashed January 30,1956.
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