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Castle Air Force Base, CA |
| The last flight of a B-47 occured on
June 16, 1986 when 52-0166 flew 43 minutes from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center to
Castle AFB, CA. It was piloted by Maj. General J.D. Moore and Co-pilot Lt. Colonel Dale E.
Wolfe. "Spirit" had survived nearly twenty years in the Mojave Desert where it had been used as a radar target for bombing and gunnery practice by the US Navy. It's restoration to flying status took more than four years and 36,000 hours of work for 160 military and civilian volunteers. |
B-47E 52-0166 making the last B-47 takeoff from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center to Castle AFB, CA.
B-47E 52-0166 after arrival at Castle AFB
Maj Gen Moore paying a visit to Castle AFB Museum |
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