KursadA Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) CD72091 will be a 1/72 sheet dedicated to the B-47 Stratojet. I will scale it down to 1/144 soon afterwards. Edited April 18, 2019 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Very good, I’m in for both! Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Sweet! Any chance of at least one RB-47H? There is the Flight Path conversion out there for the Hasegawa kit. Corey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt H. Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Right on! Another subject desperately in need of a modern sheet. Can I pledge to order this sheet now? Edited April 19, 2019 by Kurt H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Kursad, You are kicking it! Sold my 1/72 B-47E & RB-47H conversion awhile back, but have several 1/144 Hobbycraft & Academy B-47/RB-47 kits. Can't wait to see the artwork. R/ Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 I will absolutely put at least one RB-47H in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, KursadA said: I will absolutely put at least one RB-47H in there. Fantastic! Thanks, much appreciated! corey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Awesome news. I have numerous B, EB and RB-47s in the works. I'll be down for several sheets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluedot25 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 👍👍👍👍... Great news...! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Still putting my vote in for this B-47E, last flight ever by a B-47 in 1986. I saw her for the first time a year after that flight, the docents loved talking about what an event it was bring her in. http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/17-june-1986/boeing-b-47e-25-dt-stratojet-52-166-douglastulsa-built-at-nawc-china-lake/ Edited April 22, 2019 by Charlie D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Kursad, I know that another un-named decal maker did WB-47E decals in 1/72nd scale, but I would love to see new WB-47E WEATHER decals in both 1/72 & 1/144th scale. Kindest regards, Dutch Edited July 30, 2019 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 This is great news! I just picked up the 1/72 Hasegawa kit a month or so ago. It'll be great to see some aftermarket deal options for this kit. Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 This B-47E belonged to the 100th BW at Pease AFB. It was lost along with 3 of 4 crew members In November 1961. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Just picked up the 1/144 kit today so I am ready for the smaller scale release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Any news on the B-47 sheet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 This photo is one of those "find the five things that are wrong in this picture" puzzles, but its originality and the zaps on the fuselage make it irresistible. Does anyone know the story of this one? Can anyone identify the football helmet logo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 US Navy operated two EB-47E jets as EW aggressor aircraft. That looks like some kind of jammer pod under the wing in your photo. Quote Two U.S. Navy Boeing EB-47E Stratojets at at the Naval Missile Center, Point Mugu, California (USA). The U.S. Air Force B-47Es 52-410 and 52-412 were converted to EB-47Es in the mid-1960s for service with U.S. Navy's Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group (FEWSG). They were assigned the BuNos "24100" and "24102", which had already ben assigned to Grumman TBF-1 Avengers in the 1940s. Considered to be on indefinite loan from USAF, these aircraft were unlike the USAF EB-47Es, with some of their ECM gear fitted into pods carried on the external fuel tank pylons. They were used for tests of naval ECM systems and as "electronic aggressors" in naval and joint exercises. These two aircraft were the last B-47s in operational service, and 52-410 performed the very last operational flight of a B-47 on 20 December 1977, when it was flown to Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire (USA). "24120" is today on display at the Dyess Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB, Texas. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b47_13.html https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/usn-eb-47e-52-1400-test-dupe-color-1879568263 The Navy also had a third jet, an NB-47E used to test the TF-34 engine for the S-3 program. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 This is speculation but maybe McDD was responsible for integrating the EW systems onto the B-47, based on their experience with the Douglas EA-3 & EB-66 programs. Although you would think the Navy would have just picked either one of those rather than modding a couple of -47s.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) The Helmet is OU, Oklahoma and the markings refer to their #1 ranking for 1974 and 75. Stupid Sooners. (Husker fan) The airframe is 52-412, and Douglas-Tulsa was the support center for the program which also included a couple of A3B platforms. Rick L. Edited March 15, 2020 by Spruemeister Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Spruemeister said: The Helmet is OU, Oklahoma and the markings refer to their #1 ranking for 1974 and 75. Stupid Sooners. (Husker fan) The airframe is 52-412, and Douglas-Tulsa was the support center for the program which also included a couple of A3B platforms. Rick L. What he said, except for the "Stupid Sooners" part. I don't have a dog in that fight. 😎😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Had a trivia question at a Pub Quiz a couple of years ago: Which Division One college football team has LOST the MOST BOWL GAMES? Sorry, Huskers. That would be you. That question was the cash question of the night, and I don't follow college sports at all. I just took a WAG (Wild fool Guess) and wrote down Nebraska. I won $175! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 @KursadA, BTW, that looks like a C-135A in the background. Douglas-Tulsa also had the contract to modify C-135As into EC-135N ARIA for the Apollo space program. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 53 minutes ago, Paul Boyer said: Had a trivia question at a Pub Quiz a couple of years ago: Which Division One college football team has LOST the MOST BOWL GAMES? Sorry, Huskers. That would be you. That question was the cash question of the night, and I don't follow college sports at all. I just took a WAG (Wild fool Guess) and wrote down Nebraska. I won $175! We ain't lost no stinkin bowl games lately. Haven't been in any. I guess if you loose a lot of bowl games, it means you were in a lot of bowl games. Once upon a time. Hope the $175 gets put to good use, and you're welcome. The FEWSG traded the B-47s for a pair of KC-135 types to fly the same mission. I wondered if that was one of the replacements in the background of the photo. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Could be, could be! The time is about right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Seriously? We can't write "as" with another "s" and not get censored here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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