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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | B-50 | |
| Designation: | KB-50 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | Superfortress | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Tanker | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
KB-50D on display
Pima Air & Space Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Carol A Hughes Georgetown, TN | My dad worked at Hayes when he commited sucide I would like to hear from anyone who knew him he worked in sheet metal before he was in the Marines so Im not sure of what exactly his job was. His friends called him Johnny but his name was Ellison Jackson Johnson. His address at the time of his death was 1112 19th St or I found two others from the obituary archives. I found his grave in Forest Hills but It would mean the world to here about him from any of his friends or fellow workers.4234435135 Thanks Carol Johnson Hughes 06/18/2013 @ 04:43 [ref: 67896] |
| ROBERT CLEVELAND ALEXANDRIA, LA | I WAS AT ENGLAND AFB FROM JAN 59 UNTIL SEPT 60. WAS ASSISTANT CREW CHIEF ON AIRCRAFT 374. MY CREW CHIEF WAS TSG MARTIN.FLEW SEVERAL TDY'S TO CALIFORNIA.CAN REMEMBER BEING SENT TO SUPPLY FOR PROP WASH!! ALSO HAD TO MAKE SURE THE LONGEST PROP BLADE WAS FACING THE GROUND FOR INSPECTIONS!I ENJOYED MY STAY THERE. WORKED IN HANGER 3 AS INSPECTOR BEFORE SHIPPING OUT TO HICKAM FOR 2 YEARS. 02/21/2011 @ 20:27 [ref: 36271] |
| Walter Z Sherman Talladega, AL | I came to the 622nd as a fresh out of engine school at Shephard AFB in late Summer of 1955 as an airman 3rd class. I was stationed with the 622nd for the rest of my enlistment at England AFB there in Alexandria LA and was an A1C when I was discharged November 11, 1958. Just short of 4 years of service. We had the KB 29s when I got there and later the KB50s.
Lots of hard work done on those big engines. Worked in the engine shop for a year or so. Also on the flight line on an aircraft crew before the engine shop job. Also worked for months on the overhaul docks. TDY duty to Bermuda, Azores and McConnel AFB CA during the shelling of Tiwan by the Red Chinese that nobody seems to remember???? A1C walter Z Sherman AF14 547 580 01/27/2011 @ 18:02 [ref: 35881] |
| James H Heilman Foley, AL | I worked on the flight line at Hayes Aircraft Corp. in Birmingham,Alabama From 1953 thru 1959.. I was in the grew that worked on the very first KB-50 # 1 . I have a picture of the plane and line crew. We were so happy to see that thing fly. We were really happy to see it fly, after the jets added. 05/06/2009 @ 14:22 [ref: 24150] |
| Tim Bullion , TX | My Grandfather, Richard A. Hilty "Dick", flew in the 622 and was stationed at England AFB, LA in the late 50's early 60's. He was in Japan prior to that. I would love to hear from anyone who flew with him. Email me at tbull52@sbcglobal.net 03/26/2009 @ 10:15 [ref: 24024] |
| Micheal Hill wimberley, TX | My father, James I. Hill, (J.I.)was stationed at England AFB assigned to 622 ARS in the late 50's thru early 60's and was a crew chief. He died in 1993.
I remember attending airshows at the base and loved watching those KB50s flying...also the F-100s. 09/10/2008 @ 12:33 [ref: 22657] |
| Ken Young Pittsford, NY | Hello Lee Tallier new you in 622. Was reel operator 12/58 -9/62. Sgt Mickeljohn was NCOIC. Where are you now?
Ken 01/10/2008 @ 09:17 [ref: 19218] |
| tom muto reno, NV | I WAS ASSISTANT CREW CHIEF ON AIRCRAFT 049372 FROM 1959
TO 1962. 431ST AIR REFUELING SQUADRON 11/23/2007 @ 09:15 [ref: 18642] |
| wayne long yukon, OK | I was in the 622nd arefs fron aug. 1960 to feb 1964 I was a jet eng. mech on the kb50j A/1C. 06/20/2007 @ 17:58 [ref: 16897] |
| T/sgt Lee R. Tallier Austin tx, TX | I ran the reel shop for a few years in the 622nd I would like to hear from anyboby that remenbers it and is still alive. thanks 05/15/2007 @ 17:32 [ref: 16493] |
