 RB-57F 1-3502 (Jim Dupre e-mail) 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. |
NASA still uses one WB-57. The photo is from the Oshkosh 2001 Airshow. |
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 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 |
 Black Knights enroute to France (John Harris e-mail) |
 Skip Bombing at Mito |
 8TBS Aircraft on practice bombing mission near Mt. Fuji 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. (Info and
photos by Jack Stoob e-mail )
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 B-57B - USAF 3rd BW,1964: USAF 8th BS (405th TFW) Transferred to the South Vietnamese AF, Returned to the USAF 10/1969: Put into storage AMARC bone yard Mid 1970's scrapped by Allied Aircraft Sales of Tucson, AZ |
 B-57B - USAF 90th BS (3rd BW), 1964-66: USAF 8th BS 1969: Converted to B-57G, 1970-72: USAF 4424th CCTS (1st TFW) 2/1971: Used to test a gimbal-mounted downward-firing M61A1 gatling gun turret mounted under the bomb bay 1972: Kansas ANG 117th TBS, 2/1974: Put into storage AMARC bone yard 3/1977: Scrapped by Sun Valley Aviation of Phoenix, AZ |
 B-57B - Nevada ANG 192nd TRS, Kentucky ANG 165th TRS 5/1965: USAF 8th BS, Transferred to the South Vietnamese AF 4/1966: Returned to the USAF, 1969: Converted to B-57G 1970: USAF 4424th CCTS, 1972: Kansas ANG 117th TBS 2/1974: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard 3/1977: Scrapped by Sun Valley Aviation in Phoenix, AZ |
 B-57B - USAF 345th TBG 1959 or 1960: Transferred to the Pakistani AF 2nd Squadron (31 Bomber Wing), at Masroor AB |
 RB-57F 63-13502 RB-57D - USAF 4028th SRS (4080th SRW),USAF 3rd BW? No? Put into storage AMARC bone yard, Rebuilt as RB-57F 63-13502 Converted to WB-57F, USAF 7404th Support Squadron 7/1972: Returned to the AMARC bone yard, 1976: Scrapped at AMARC |
 RB-57D - USAF 4028th SRS (4080th SRW), Rebuilt as RB-57F 63-13500 Converted to WB-57F, 1966: USAF 7404th Support Squadron 6/1974: Sent to the AMARC bone yard? |
 RB-57F NASA as “926” RB-57D - Rebuilt as RB-57F 63-13503, Converted to WB-57F 1965: USAF 6091st TRS, USAF 58th WRS 1974: Bailed to NASA as “926” then “N357AR” then “N926NA“ |
 RB-57F 63-13501 RB-57D - Rebuilt as RB-57F 63-13501, Converted to WB-57F 5/1965: USAF 6091st TRS, USAF 7404th Support Squadron Bailed to NASA as “925“ then “N925NA“ 9/1982: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard Currently on display at Pima Air and Space Museum, AZ |
 RB-57D - USAF 4028th SRS (4080th SRW) 10/2/1958: Written-off at Del Rio, TX. At Laughlin AFB |
 B-57E - USAF 7272nd TTG, at Wheelus AB, Libya Converted to RB-57E, 9/1968: Sent to Eglin AFB, FL for tests 4/1970: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard 3/1976: Scrapped by Allied Aircraft Sales in Tucson, AZ |
 B-57E - 1962: USAF 4677th DSES, 1968: USAF 4713th DSES USAF 17th DSES, 7/1979: Put into storage AMARC bone yard |
 B-57E - USAF 3rd TTS, at George AFB, CA 1968: USAF 4713th DSES, USAF 17th DSES 4/16/1975: Written off at Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO 7/1979: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard |
 B-57E - USAF 17th TTS, 1968: USAF 4713th DSES 1972: USAF 12th CW, 1977: USAF 17th DSES 7/1979: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard |
 B-57E - 1957: USAF 6th TTS, 1957: USAF 8th BS 3/2/1960: Crashed at Johnson AB, Japan |
 B-57E - 1968: USAF 4677th DSES, 10/1976: Put into storage AMARC bone yard 8/1984: Scrapped by Allied Aircraft Sales of Tucson, AZ |
 B-57E - 1965: Converted to combat configuration, 1966: USAF 8th BS 7/1968: “Compass Sight” tests, 10/14/1971: Lost in a non-combat crash in South Vietnam |
RB-57C 53-3844 in flight near McClellan AFB, California, in 1967. (Air Force) |
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