Ca.1950: TOS USAF as a B-50D. 1953: Converted to WB-50D and assigned to the 97th Bombardment Wing, Biggs AFB, TX. 4/55: Air Weather Service. 7/56: 57th Weather Recon Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI. 10/58: 55th WRS, Hickham AFB. 5/61: 56th Weather WRS, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 9/65: Departed Yokota, ferry flight to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 6/66: Flown to Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; redesignated JB-50D for test flights. Ca.1967: SOC and turned over to the Air Force Museum.

Ca.1950: TOS USAF as a B-50D. 1953: Converted to WB-50D and assigned to the 97th Bombardment Wing, Biggs AFB, TX. 4/55: Air Weather Service. 7/56: 57th Weather Recon Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI. 10/58: 55th WRS, Hickham AFB. 5/61: 56th Weather WRS, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 9/65: Departed Yokota, ferry flight to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 6/66: Flown to Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; redesignated JB-50D for test flights. Ca.1967: SOC and turned over to the Air Force Museum.

3 Oct 1955: TOS USAF and assigned to the 55th SRW, Forbes AFB, KS. Deployed to several locations, including Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, and flew missions over the Soviet Union. 10/66: SOC. Donated to the city of Salina, KS; displayed with the International Society of Vehicle Preservation, Salina Airport (ex-Schilling AFB). The aircraft was vandalized and deteriorated badly over the years. 1998: Acquired by the Air Force Museum and began restoration. The nose section and engines were acquired from B-47E 52-0410. 3/03: Restoration completed and placed on display.

3 Oct 1955: TOS USAF and assigned to the 55th SRW, Forbes AFB, KS. Deployed to several locations, including Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, and flew missions over the Soviet Union. 10/66: SOC. Donated to the city of Salina, KS; displayed with the International Society of Vehicle Preservation, Salina Airport (ex-Schilling AFB). The aircraft was vandalized and deteriorated badly over the years. 1998: Acquired by the Air Force Museum and began restoration. The nose section and engines were acquired from B-47E 52-0410. 3/03: Restoration completed and placed on display.

1956: TOS USAF; assigned to the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Forbes AFB, KS, where it spent its entire military career; flew several missions over Soviet air space.  29 Dec 1967: AMARC; last operational B-47 type. 16 Jul 1968: Bailed to North American Aviation; used as radar test bed for the F-111A, with its nose being replaced by F-111-like nose for testing. 8/72 to 3/76: Testing for the Forward-Looking Advanced Multimode Radar (FLAMR) program. 1976: Ferried to Eglin AFB, FL, for the Air Force Armament Museum.  The F-111 radome and stubby RB-47H nose was replaced by a B-47E nose.

Ca.1956: TOS USAF; this plane spent its entire career as a test bed at the Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. It was redesignated as JRB-47E, then as NRB-47E. Ca.1963 Loaned to the Confederate Air Force for display at Harlingen, TX. 1986: CAF moved to Midland, TX, so the USAF retrieved their display planes and this one was transferred to the Tinker AFB, OK air park.

Ca.1956: TOS USAF; this plane spent its entire career as a test bed at the Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. It was redesignated as JRB-47E, then as NRB-47E. Ca.1963 Loaned to the Confederate Air Force for display at Harlingen, TX. 1986: CAF moved to Midland, TX, so the USAF retrieved their display planes and this one was transferred to the Tinker AFB, OK air park.

26 Mar 1956: TOS USAF; assigned to 308th Bombardment Wing, Hunter AFB, GA. Unknown date: 98th BW, Lincoln AFB, NE, from which it made its last flight on 7 Dec 1965. It landed at Wichita Airport and turned over to the Mayor. 12/69: Mounted on concrete pole on the west side of town. 16 Mar 1988:Transferred to McConnell AFB, KS, in the charge of the 184th BW. They did some basic restoration and mounted the plane on short pedestals on the base. 7/99: Removed from the pedestals and taken to a hangar for a thorough restoration. 10/99: Moved to a new position in the McConnell Air Park on Rock Road.

By 3/53: TOS USAF. The plane spent its career as a test bed, being first assigned to the USAF Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and used for terrain signals and photo-reconnaissance work. 1965: Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA. 1967: ADC, Wright-Patterson AFB; redesignated JB-47E and a fly-by wire system was installed. 1969: Landed at Wright Field; placed in storage for the Air Force Museum. 8/71:Placed on display. 2003: Removed from display. 9/12 to 1/13: Disassembled and shipped in sections to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, NM.

5 May 55: TOS USAF; assigned 301st Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. 2/58: 97th BW, Biggs AFB, TX. 1/59: 384th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 8/61: 321st BW, McCoy AFB, FL. 10/61: 4047th Strategic Wing, also at McCoy. 11/61: 70th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 6/62: 301st BW, Lockbourne AFB, OH. By 3/64: Converted to EB-47E. 3/64: 3902nd Air Base Wing, Offutt AFB, NE. 6/64: SOC, to Strategic Air Command Museum at Offutt. In 1997 the plane was sent to the new museum facility at Ashland, NE.

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.

5 May 55: TOS USAF; assigned 301st Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. 2/58: 97th BW, Biggs AFB, TX. 1/59: 384th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 8/61: 321st BW, McCoy AFB, FL. 10/61: 4047th Strategic Wing, also at McCoy. 11/61: 70th BW, Little Rock AFB, AR. 6/62: 301st BW, Lockbourne AFB, OH. By 3/64: Converted to EB-47E. 3/64: 3902nd Air Base Wing, Offutt AFB, NE. 6/64: SOC, to Strategic Air Command Museum at Offutt. In 1997 the plane was sent to the new museum facility at Ashland, NE.

23 Mar 53: TOS USAF as B-47E; sent to Grand Central Aircraft Corp., Tucson, AZ, for mods. 10 Dec 53: 68th BW, Chennault AFB, Lake Charles, LA. By 2/56: 341st BW, Dyess AFB, TX. 8/58: 2nd BW, Hunter AFB, GA. 7/59: 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. 2/60: 4347th Combat Crew Training Wing, McConnell AFB, KS. 25 Apr 63: Lockheed Aircraft; converted to WB-47E. 1963: 56th Weather Recon Sqdn, Yakota AB, Japan. 1966: Air Force Museum Loan Program. 1971: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City. Ca.6/07: Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport, KS.

10 Apr 1953: TOS USAF as B-47E. 3/54: 43rd Bombardment Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 5/56: 96th Bomb Wing, Altus AFB, OK. 12/57: 380th Bomb Wing, Plattsburg AFB, NY. 8/61: 96th Bomb Wing, now based at Dyess AFB, TX. 1/53: Converted to WB-47E. 5/63: 55th Weather Squadron, McClellan AFB, CA. 3/66: 53rd Weather Squadron, Hunter AFB, GA. 6/66: Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico. 7/66: SOC and ferried to the New England Air Museum, Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, CT. 3 Oct 1979: Damaged when a tornado struck the airport. Repaired using strut and engines from 53-6244. 2002: To Hill AFB, UT for display.

Ca.1953: TOS USAF and assigned to the 320th Bombardment Wing, Mather AFB, CA. Ca.6/59: 305th Bombardment Wing, Bunker Hill AFB, IN (Later Grissom AFB). 3/61: The right outboard engine exploded during an in-flight refueling, taking 15 feet of the wing with it. The wing was repaired. 1968: A hard landing at Bunker Hill broke the aircraft's back, permanently grounding it. It was then provided to the aircraft collection at Bunker Hill.

Ca.1953: TOS USAF and assigned to the 320th Bombardment Wing, Mather AFB, CA. Ca.6/59: 305th Bombardment Wing, Bunker Hill AFB, IN (Later Grissom AFB). 3/61: The right outboard engine exploded during an in-flight refueling, taking 15 feet of the wing with it. The wing was repaired. 1968: A hard landing at Bunker Hill broke the aircraft's back, permanently grounding it. It was then provided to the aircraft collection at Bunker Hill.

21 July 1948: First flight, flown by Boeing test pilots. December/48: TOS USAF. Spent its entire career as a flying test bed. 1954: Transferred to Chanute AFB, IL for maintenance and familiarization training. 1994: Placed on display with the Chanute Air Museum. 31 Oct 2015: The museum closed and the following year this plane was transported to the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB, CA.

15 Aug 1950: TOS USAF; assigned to the 2750th Air Base Wing (AMC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 4/51: HQ Air R& D Command, WPAFB. Redesignated ERB-45C; modified for various in flight test programs including jet engine testing, avionics upgrades and new reconnaissance equipment. 6/51: Wright Air Development Center (ARDC), WPAFB. 6/54: Loaned to Pratt and Whitney Corp., for special test use. 11/55: Redesignated JRB-45C. 4/57: Redesignated NRB-45C. 11/71: SOC. Last RB-45 in use and ferried to Offutt AFB, NE, for display with the Strategic Air Command Museum. 1997: Trucked to Ashland, NE.

15 Aug 1950: TOS USAF; assigned to the 2750th Air Base Wing (AMC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 4/51: HQ Air R& D Command, WPAFB. Redesignated ERB-45C; modified for various in flight test programs including jet engine testing, avionics upgrades and new reconnaissance equipment. 6/51: Wright Air Development Center (ARDC), WPAFB. 6/54: Loaned to Pratt and Whitney Corp., for special test use. 11/55: Redesignated JRB-45C. 4/57: Redesignated NRB-45C. 11/71: SOC. Last RB-45 in use and ferried to Offutt AFB, NE, for display with the Strategic Air Command Museum. 1997: Trucked to Ashland, NE.

15 Aug 1950: TOS USAF; assigned to the 2750th Air Base Wing (Air Materiel Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 4/51: HQ Air R& D Command, WPAFB. Redesignated ERB-45C; modified for various in flight test programs including jet engine testing, avionics upgrades and new reconnaissance equipment. 6/51: Wright Air Development Center (ARDC), WPAFB. 6/54: Loaned to Pratt and Whitney Corp., for special test use. 11/55: Redesignated JRB-45C. 4/57: Redesignated NRB-45C. 11/71: SOC. Last RB-45 in use and ferried to Offutt AFB, NE, for display with the Strategic Air Command Museum. 1997: To new museum.