Aircraft Photo of 44-83999 / 0-483999 | Boeing KB-29P Superfortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #387906
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:44-83999
Alternate Serial:0-483999
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-29/B-50 Superfortress
Aircraft Version:Boeing KB-29P Superfortress
C/n (msn):[ 44-83999 ]
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:420 ARS
Location
City / Airport:Glasgow - PrestwickMap
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGPK   IATA: PIK   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Prestwick Air Show 1957
 
Photo Date:19 May 1957
Photo from:McIntyre Collection (via Tim Martin)
Photo ID: 387906
Photo Comment

According to published data this aircraft was scrapped at Tinker AFB in December 1954. Clearly this is not the case as it is here as large as life with a tail emblem from the 420 Air Refueling Squadron stationed at RAF Sculthorpe in the mid-1950s.

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