 RB-57F 1-3502 An important part of the Canberra history was written by the 1211th Test Squadron/58th Weather Recon Squadron at Kirtland AFB, which from 1961 thru 1974 flew all except the G model. This plane was one transferred to NASA upon deactivation of the 58th WRS. (Jim Dupre e-mail)
NASA still uses one WB-57. The photo is from the Oshkosh 2001 Airshow. |
EB-57
Landing at Malmstrom - speed brakes extended (Chuck Ramsey e-mail)
Note: No rotating beacons?
EB-57E 2-1520 4713 DSES (Courtesy of Charles Harkness - son of Msgt John Harkness)
EB57 509 Vermont Air National Guard
Black Knights enroute to France (John Harris e-mail)
Skip Bombing at Mito
8TBS Aircraft on practice bombing mission near Mt. Fuji
(Info and photos by Jack Stoob e-mail )
The typical missions of the 8 TBS and the other two squadrons of the 3rd Bomb Wing were threefold:
1. Practice Low Altitude Bombing (LABS) at the Mito range in Japan or at Kuni in Korea.
2. Short Range Navigation (SHORAN) bombing practice at the Mito range.
3. Conventional weapons (gunnery, rockets, dive bombing) at both ranges.
4. The squadrons of the the Third Bomb Wing were at Kunsan, Korea about one-third of the time.
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