Boeing B-47B Stratojet "Sweet Marie" (Airways Approach); Military, USA, USAF, Airways and Air Communication Service (AACS); Desind Collection. [photograph]

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Collection Item Summary:

One-half left front view of U. S. Air Force Airways and Air Communication Service (AACS) Boeing B-47B Stratojet "Sweet Marie" (s/n 51-2120) on the ground at an unidentified air base, probably Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Aircraft is seen in high-visibility airways approach color scheme used for testing of instrument landing systems.

Collection Item Long Description:

Topic

  • Aeronautics, Military
  • B-47 bomber

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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photographer

Unknown

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Date

Circa 1956

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Photographs

Local number

NASM-9A00294

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