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ANTONOV An-124 in Portland, OR

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AN-124 headed north.

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AN-124 headed north.

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The AN225 came in to Sacramento/Mather a few times bringing rockets to Aerojet in Rancho Cordova. Amazing in flight; too bad it was so badly damaged in Ukraine by Russians.

 

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The AN225 came in to Sacramento/Mather a few times bringing rockets to Aerojet in Rancho Cordova. Amazing in flight; too bad it was so badly damaged in Ukraine by Russians.

https://simpleflying.com/antonov-an-225-rebuild-update/

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Likely spraying cotton defoliant. Current snap shot north of New Madrid MO

 

[34Willys]

Had a B-29 fly over yesterday morning about 11am heading south.
Stepped outside and heard round engine music. Looked up and saw a 4 engine I figured was a DC-6 fire bomber, but the reflection of the fuselage was intense.
Went back in the house to check the app, and there it was. It had left Seattle, but no destination.
Pat

 

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Had a B-29 fly over yesterday morning about 11am heading south.
Stepped outside and heard round engine music. Looked up and saw a 4 engine I figured was a DC-6 fire bomber, but the reflection of the fuselage was intense.
Went back in the house to check the app, and there it was. It had left Seattle, but no destination.
Pat

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I was outside about when it would have gone over. Maybe not within hearing, but maybe visual.

I've seen hundreds, probably. Used to spend summers in the late 1940's under the flight pattern for March Field. My uncle taught me how to distinguish B-29's from B-50's.

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Here is a KB-50 fueling a mixed group. The B-50 has the large scoops under the engines, which look a little farther forward, but not sure about that without checking.

This is a KB-50J, with two additional jet engines.

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I'd not heard of the B-50.
Those look like early P&W JT-3 jet engines. Where they used as JATO, or for more altitude, both?
I'll have to check it out.
Man, I love the aircraft of the 40's/50's!
Pat

 

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KB-50J data:

Boeing KB-50J - Pima Air & Space

Boeing KB-50J Superfortress The Boeing B-50 began as an upgrade to the highly successful B-29. However, the large number of changes made, new engines, modified wings, and a larger tail being just a few, resulted in a new designation for the aircraft. The first aircraft entered service in 1947...

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Boeing KB-50 - The Aviation Zone

Overview

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In 1957, jet engines were added to boost the aircraft to safer speeds while refueling faster jet aircraft. Those that received jet engines were dubbed KB-50Js.
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Top speed 444mph.
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Two 5,200-pound-thrust jet engines enhanced the B-50’s speed when it was converted to the hose-type KB-50 aerial tanker, so it could refuel jet aircraft flying at 400 mph. Some KB-50s served until 1965 and were in action during the Vietnam conflict as refueling tankers.
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Bruce