| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | "52-271" |
| Alternate Serial: | 20271 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-47 Stratojet |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-47B Stratojet |
| C/n (msn): | 450368 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Peru - Grissom Air Reserve BaseMap |
| Region / Country: | Indiana, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KGUS IATA: GUS Local: GUS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 August 1989 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 200114 |
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Many US bases have impressive gate guard parks, many of those are high quality and not inferior for official air force museums! Most probably, this B-47B is wearing false serial 20271 and is believed to be 51-2315. The latter was in a major accident prior to 1968. 52-0271 was indeed at Bunker Hill AFB (later Grissom AFB), and maybe this plane is actually the real 52-0271? The plane currently bears the markings 12135 and a sign says that the plane broke its back on a hard landing at Bunker Hill AFB, which forced its retirement, so it may well be the real 51-2315. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 December 2019, and has since been viewed 486 times. |