Boeing RB-50F


Ray Monahan Photo



Click HERE for RB-50F Manual T.O. 1B-50(R)F-1

Submitted By Terry Gust 9FEB05



This RB-50 History was compiled by the late George Horn


     

 


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Photo Mapping RB-50F's


1370th PMW RB-50 47-0121 1370th Photo Mapping Group RB-50F 47-0122 during Operation Hiran Mission, 7 NOV 1956 1370th PMW RB-50F 47-0123 RB-50F 47-0134 at Ramey AFB, PR 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0137 RB-50F 47-0138-'Boo's House'

1370th 47-0139 and crew TDY to McGuire AFB, NJ 1958 338th SRW RB-50 47-0140 in England, 1953 1370th PMW RB-50F 47-0140 at Keflavik, Iceland 47-0141-'Wilson's Folly' at Ramey AFB, PR 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0142 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0142 near Palm Beach

1370th PMW RB-50 47-0144 'Mac's Effort' 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0146 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0159 This RB-50F was at AST-7, Port Moresby, New Guinea RB-50F 47-0160 over Alaska 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0162


If anyone has photos of 47-0158(burned at Enewetok), please send them to Jimbo as we would like to complete the set of 16.


RB-50 Serial #'s


47-0146 under construction at Boeing plant RB-50 at AST#8, Hawaii RB-50F Engines, in flight 1370th RB-50F 47-0139 TDY to McGuire AFB, NJ 1958 1370th PMW RB-50 47-0160 RB-50F 47-0142 enroute to Ramey AFB, PR, 1952


   Walton's RB-50F Crew RB-50F 47-0144 at D-M Boneyard 47-0162 Cock 'N Bull and Crew, 1952 RB-50F 47-0144 and another RB-50 flying in formation



B-50 Cockpit Pix From USAF Museum Archives
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RB-50F Flightcrew at AST-5, Atkinson Field, British Guiana, 1960 (Bob Chapin Photo)



RB-50F at Hickam AFB, HI, 1961(Bob Chapin Photo)



RB-50F over Venezuela, 1960(Bob Chapin Photo)




RB-50F Landing on Eniwetok in the spring of 1965



Didn't Happen, see next photo Joe Bonafede ready to fly 139 to DM Boneyard Final RB-50 Mission Boeing B-50 was a valuable asset during the Cold War




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