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29 kwi 2019 · This a/c was originally built as a YB-58A. Transferred to Chanute in May 1964 as a ground instructional airframe. Redesignated GRB-58A in May 1965. Put on display at the base in 1967. After the Chanute Air Museum closed in 2015, this a/c was moved in August 2017 to the Castle Air Museum in California.
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55-0666 Convair YRB-58A Hustler Castle Air Museum 050323. Castle Air Museum is on the edge of what is today KMER, Castle Airport, but was formerly USAF Castle AFB. The collection is superb and features several rare types such as the Douglas Bollo and Dragon, the Convair B-36 and Boeing WB-50 & B-29 in addition to the SR-71A.
Convair B-58 Hustler. Coming Soon! The first operational bomber to achieve Mach 2 supersonic speeds and was used by the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command.
Formerly on static display at Chanute AFB IL wearing serial number 61-2059, 55-666 was shipped to Castle Air Museum in Atwater California arriving on August 17, 2017 and is in multiple phases of restoration.
24 lis 2006 · The delta-wing Hustler was the first USAF supersonic operational bomber. The B-58 made its initial flight on Nov. 11, 1956. The aircraft on display flew from Los Angeles to New York and returned on March 5, 1962, setting...
14 paź 2006 · English: Convair B-58A-10-CF Hustler ( 59-2458 ). This aircraft set transcontinental speed record on 03/05/62 by flying nonstop from Los Angeles to New York and back again.
