This site is about the restoration of the Strategic Air and Space Museum's B-47. You can check out the bio of our B-47 at their site www.strategicairandspace.com/ under Aircraft. You can single click photos to enlarge, then hit "back" to continue.
B-47E #21412 resides in hangar "A" of the SAS museum. Restoration began in the cockpit and Nav/Bomb areas in November 2008.
This is a picture of the pilots instrument panel
before restoration.
Feb. 2009
This is a picture of the Co-Pilot's instrument Panel before restoration.
Feb. 2009 Co-pilots panel
The co-pilot is also the tail gunner. He can rotate his chair 180 degrees to view the consoles behind him. This photo shows this area before restoration.
This is a picture of the Navigator/Bomber Station before restoration.
Navigators table --before
June 2010--- Interior painting begins.
July 25, 2010 -- Interior painting complete.
Aug. 2010 -- Entrance re-painted
Aug. 4, 2010 -- Before and after pictures of the Tail Gunners position.
Aug. 4, 2010 -- Before and after pictures of the Co-Pilots right side panels.
AUG. 24th 2010-- Before and after pictures of the co-pilots left side panels.
Aug. 9, 2010 - Before and after pictures of the Co Pilots instrument panel.
Sept. 24th, 2010 - Finished C0-Pilots inst. panel
AUG. 26th, 2010 - Before and after pictures of the Pilots instrument panel. Pilots left wall panel.
Sept. 24th 2010 - Finished Pilot's Inst. Panel
AUG. 2010 - Pilots right side panel, before and after.
Pilots right side panels completed.
9/22/2010 - Before and after photos of the Nav/Bomb area.