Airplane History

AHHHHHHH SOOOOOOOOOO

I found it. The second B-52E we (Clinton Sherman) sent to the engine test program WAS NOT 57-0022, IT WAS 56-0636.

636 used as test airframe by Pratt & Whitney until 7/30/81
     To MASDC as BC275 Jul 30, 1981.  Scrapped

For all you "Shermanites" ( and a few others who may share some interest in this) I found this picture of one of Clinton Sherman's B-52E's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_JB-52E_%28SN_57-0119%29_in_flight_061127-F-1234S-026.jpg

I remember when we sent this aircraft #57-0119 to Edwards for the test program. I also think but at the present time cannot verify that another CSM B-52E # 57-0022 was also sent and was used to test the Pratt & Whitney version of the very large engine.

This site http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/B-52s_in_the_desert.htm also has some good pictures and a story line about 119.

This is getting interesting, in searching for info on 57-0022 I ran across this picture. http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/B-52s_in_the_desert.htm . It is an early model with the 3000 gallon drop tanks and tall tail. I enlarged the picture and it "looks like" the tail # is 3404 which would indicate it is a very early plane of the B-52C variant.  Never saw this before!

Submitted by Don Warhurst