Miss America '62 (serial number 42-65281) is located at the Travis Air Force Base Museum about an hour East of San Francisco.


Service Record
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

 




 

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.