Aircraft Photo of 52-1453 / 0-21453 | Martin RB-57A Canberra | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #304491
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:52-1453
Alternate Serial:0-21453
Aircraft Original Type:English Electric Canberra
Aircraft Generic Type:Martin B-57 Canberra
Aircraft Version:Martin RB-57A Canberra
C/n (msn):036
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:172 TRS / 110 TRG / Michigan ANG
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Unknown State, United States
 
Photo Date:1 January 1971 to 7 February 1971
Photo from:Jonathan Verschuuren Collection
Photo ID: 304491
Photo Comment

The 172nd TRS operated the RB-57A from Selfridge AFB from 1958 until 1971 when it transitioned to the somewhat slower and more silent O-2A! This photo was taken in 1971, just before the aircraft arrived at MASDC for storage on 7 February 1971. There, it was scrapped in 1976.

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