Miss America '62 (serial number 42-65281) is located at the Travis Air Force Base Museum about an hour East of San Francisco.
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Miss America '62 (serial number 42-65281) is located at the Travis Air Force Base Museum about an hour East of San Francisco.
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Service
Record
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| Jan 1945 | Departed US - Shipping code "IRON" Hawaii | |
| Jan-Oct
1945 |
Served with 24th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group, North Field, Tinian Island | |
| Oct
1945 |
Returned to the US 4196th Base Unit (Air Technical Services Command, Victorville Field, CA | |
| May
1946 |
Assigned to the 4117th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins Field, GA | |
| Oct
1948 |
Assigned to the 301 Bomb Group (Strategic Air Command), Smokey Hill AFB, KS | |
| June 1949 | Assigned to Sacramento Air Materiel Area - Modified (WB-29) | |
| Jan 1951 | Assigned to 373rd Reconnaissance Weather Squadron (Military Air Transport Service), Kindley AB, Bermuda | |
| Feb 1951 | Assigned to the 53rd Strategic Reconnaissance Weather Squadron (MATS), Kindley AB, Bermuda | |
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Assigned to Oklahoma Air Materiel Area | |
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Assigned to Crosley Division, Aero Mfg Corp, Berry Field, Nashville, TN - Modified (TB-29) | |
| July 1955 | Assigned to 510th Combat Crew Training Wing (Training Command), Randolph AFB, TX | |
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Many thanks to Larry Russert who was kind enough to take these great photos to share with us on his recent trip to Travis AFB museum.
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