March 2018 FLYPAST 11http://www.fl ypast.com
Boeing KB-50J Superfortress
49-0389 has been acquired by the
Air Mobility Command Museum at
Dover, Delaware. The aircraft has
been at McDill Air Force Base, near
Tampa, Florida since 1996.
It was delivered to the USAF in
1949 as a B-50 bomber, and was later
converted into a KB-50 aerial tanker,
with fuel tanks in the fuselage,
and hose pods under the wings. In
the late 1950s it received further
modifi cations, and was transformedinto a six-engined KB-50J with two
turbojets fi tted under the wings.
The aircraft served until the mid-
1960s, and was retired to the National
Museum of the USAF at Dayton,
Ohio. During its long period on loan
to McDill, the elements and salty air
have taken a toll on the airframe – it
is now being prepared for relocation.
At Dover, it will be displayed
alongside a KC-97 Stratofreighter and
a KC-135 Stratotanker. ROGER SOUPART
http://www.amcmuseum.orgSuperfortress for Air Mobility Command Museum
Boeing KB-50J Superfortress 49-0389 at McDill shortly before being dismantled for delivery to
Dover. USAF VIA ROGER SOUPARTBell UH-1H Iroquois 67-17174 has been
transformed into a brightly painted
‘mixed media sculpture’ by artist Steve
Maloney.
The ‘Huey’ is the centrepiece of awork titled Take Me Home Huey which
will tour through parts of the US on the
back of a truck. The helicopter served
as a US Army air ambulance in the
Vietnam War. In 1969 it was shot down
during an attempted rescue, killing
crew chief Gary Dubach and medic
Stephen Schumacher.
The remains of the 1967-built Hueywere discovered in a scrapyard,
and when details of its provenance
were revealed, a decision was made
to rebuild it, using parts of otherhelicopters to complete the job. It has
since been painted in an eye-catching
livery and will be accompanied byan exhibition incorporating various
multimedia. ROGER SOUPART
https://takemehomehuey.orgVietnam veteran Huey becomes work of art
Bell UH-1H Iroquois 67-17174 in its colourful new paint scheme. TAKE ME HOME HUEY VIA ROGER SOUPARTCanuck among exhibits restored in Colorado
Staff at the Peterson Air and Space Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, have been
repairing Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck 100779 ‘CAF-779’ after it was damaged in a 2016 hail
storm. The museum received around $100,000 from the 21st Space Wing (also based at
Peterson) to repair several of the aircraft affected. The Canuck was acquired by the attraction
in May 1976. http://www.petemuseum.org TONY SACKETOS