080124- Gallery Planes -Murph

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From: GENE W MURPHY <murfgw@msn.com>
To: Jim Maloney <jim@maloney.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:28:54 PM
Subject: 55th SRWA Gallery

Jim,
Got looking at the "Gallery" Couple of things came to mind.

  1. The picture under #16 The labels under the first two pictures should be swapped. The second picture the tail number can be read as 245. And that number 2 aircraft should read "ERB-47H AC# 36245"
  2. The third picture has two RB-47H aircraft. 0-34302 and 0-34294 from this picture: This the one that we wondered where it was taken
  3. Gallery #17: All Reference to 47’s should read "EB-47E" not ERB-47E These three Tell Two birds were all modified B-47E aircraft. They had pods inserted in the bomb bay where two ravens flew. And the birds where called EB-47E  Tell TWO's
  4. The ERB’s were three other birds that were modified H models from the factory. The last three to roll off the line. Tail Numbers : 0-36245, 0-36246 & 0-35249. Here is a photo of 245. Not to many photos of the ERB’s left. ERB-47H  245  Not a lot different looking from the "H" models.  Main thing is a lip under the nose radome.  Which was an added radome for the APS-54 AI detector for the co-pilot. 
  5. Here’s one that will bring back memories to 47 Recces:
    http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wgpalm-flyover-02      and another http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wgpalm-flyover-01

Hope this helps.
Murf
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