Boeing WB-50D 49-304 59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Boxcar Strange Cargo was one of

Strange Cargo was one of the specially modified Silverplate aircraft that trained alongside Enola Gay and Bockscar

The 927th ARW is an Air Force Reserve Command tanker wing with a strong operational record

Designed to fit on a Kato SD40 frame

Buzz Aldrin

Without the lessons learned from airframes like 43-12102

Boeing WB-50D 49-304 59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Boxcar Strange Cargo was one ofThese are 1 72 scale decals for Boeing WB 50D Superfortress 49 304, assigned to the 59th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, wearing the same dramatic natural metal and fluorescent red orange (FS 28913) high visibility scheme as its sister units. The WB 50D was a dedicated weather reconnaissance variant of the B 50 Superfortress, equipped with meteorological instruments and extended range systems for long duration atmospheric sampling and storm