Pima KB-50...Any Pictures?

[airnutz]

Might be worth an appeal on Key publishing's historic forum? There are people who collect Kestrel and Harrier bits who may be interested in trading or helping, after all they'd get to show off a fine bit of British engineering in the USA...

Regards,

True, never underestimate the power of the planetary packrats on the web.

[peter]

Is that the same KB50 that was on it's belly outside a hangar a few years ago??

[jamesintucson]

Is that the same KB50 that was on it's belly outside a hangar a few years ago??

The KB-50 has always been on its gear. You're probably thinking of the B-36.
James

[Pat Carry]

James, Has a color scheme been determined for the ex-NASM's 727 and with the B-50 getting some TLC will it be placed inside somewhere or will that have to wait 'till another building goes up in the future?

[peter]

no.... i remember seeing one in a magazine years ago and it was sitting on pallets or its belly and was waiting for wings coming from a C97..?

[jamesintucson]

no.... i remember seeing one in a magazine years ago and it was sitting on pallets or its belly and was waiting for wings coming from a C97..?

Are you thinking of "Lucky Lady II" at Chino? That is the only B-50 survivor I know of that is disassembled.

[jamesintucson]

James, Has a color scheme been determined for the ex-NASM's 727 and with the B-50 getting some TLC will it be placed inside somewhere or will that have to wait 'till another building goes up in the future?

The 727 will most likely be redone in the same scheme it has now. Our Caravelle is also an ex-United plane and it will eventually get the older blue and white scheme. The KB-50 will remain outdoors.

James

[sandiego89]

no.... i remember seeing one in a magazine years ago and it was sitting on pallets or its belly and was waiting for wings coming from a C97..?

Are you thinking of "Lucky Lady II" at Chino? That is the only B-50 survivor I know of that is disassembled.

I remember seeing Lucky Lady there in 1979 as a kid at the big annual Chino show. I really hope they get her mated to some KC-99 wings and tail some day. Peter, agree that jameistuscon is probaly right in thinking the Lucky Lady is what you are thinking about. Here is a shot of her. http://www.johnweeks.com/b50/b50pof.html

[peter]

That's the one.. cheers guys!

[steve dickey]

Thank you James . Sure would like to see those interior shots .
Makes me want to come over and see it when she's done now that I live closer

[jamesintucson]

Thank you James . Sure would like to see those interior shots .
Makes me want to come over and see it when she's done now that I live closer

Turns out we only have one shot of the interior of that plane.


KB-50 interior_0001 by planecurator, on Flickr

This photo was taken in 1987 when several of our larger aircraft were being used to store parts so all of the extra stuff you can see laying around in the photo is no longer there.

James

[APG85]

Yikes! That plane flew in the DM intact. What happened?

[jamesintucson]

Yikes! That plane flew in the DM intact. What happened?

Parts reclamation happened. That is what planes look like inside after AMARG, or MASDC as it was then, get done pulling everything for the save and demil lists. They aren't always this completely stripped but there are always a significant number of instruments and other pieces of equipment removed. If you see a Air Force display plane with a more complete cockpit it usually skipped DM entirely or has been put back together afterwards by someone else.

James