Summer charter flight.

1953: TOS USAF as a B-47E. 1963: Converted to WB-47E; assigned to the 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing at Hickam AFB, HI. It flew weather recon missions for the Navy throughout these years. 29 Oct '69: Last recon mission for any B-47. 30 Oct '69: Flown to Boeing Field, Seattle, WA, via McClellan AFB, CA; last flight of an active duty B-47. Ownership was taken over by the Naval Aviation Museum and loaned to the Boeing Museum of Flight for display. Photo shows it waiting restoration on the military ramp.

4 Jan '45: TOS USAAF as B-29; assigned to 874th BS/498th Bomb Group, Isley Field, Saipan. Changed to 875th BS; 39 combat missions over Japan. 10/45: Unit moved to March Field, CA, then 1/46 moved to MacDill Army Air Field, FL. 6/49 to 1/50: Converted to KB-29M refueler; assigned to the 55th ARS/55th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Ramey AFB, PR. Served duty in the Korean War. By 1956: TOS USN; assigned to the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, for use as a ground target. 1986: Shipped to Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. 1987: Restored for display at their Heritage Museum. 1992: Boeing Museum.

4 Jan '45: TOS USAAF as B-29; assigned to 874th BS/498th Bomb Group, Isley Field, Saipan. Changed to 875th BS; 39 combat missions over Japan. 10/45: Unit moved to March Field, CA, then 1/46 moved to MacDill Army Air Field, FL. 6/49 to 1/50: Converted to KB-29M refueler; assigned to the 55th ARS/55th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Ramey AFB, PR. Served duty in the Korean War. By 1956: TOS USN; assigned to the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, for use as a ground target. 1986: Shipped to Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. 1987: Restored for display at their Heritage Museum. 1992: Boeing Museum.

3/67: TOS USN: 5/67 to 12/67: VA-125, V-93. 12/67: VA-23 aboard USS Ticonderoga for combat in South Vietnam. 1/70: VA-22 at NAS Lemoore, deployed 4/70 to 11/70 aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard for combat in South Vietnam. 12/75: VF-43, NAS Oceana. 5/80: Blue Angels; only performed in the solo roles and carried the tail numbers of 2, 3, 4 and 6. 11/86: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 7/87: Boeing Museum of Flight.

Ex-R.Saudi AF, in RAF markings. Mounted outside the Ferranti Defence Systems buildings at South Gyle, Edinburgh. The Lightning is still in Scotland, now at the Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum.

Backtracking to the threshold of runway 24 for departure.

The aircraft was on a short lease to Business Air. It was very conveniently parked on the cargo apron for an early morning photo.

Ex-LN-NFA, N5138U. Later OY-TLE

Cancelled by the CAA in October 1996

Ex-N124JD. Later SE-IED