Who knows the serial number of the YC-97 that Boeing originally installed the Big Bertha 240-inch oblique camera in? It was used in several trials in the Berlin Air Corridors, but apparently, it was underpowered. Instead, 49-2592 was used for the purpose. --Cees Steijger
YC-97 Pie Face
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The YC-97 probably A-model 45-59593.
The source: Clandestine missions and the 'Berlin for Lunch Bunch'
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The source: Clandestine missions and the 'Berlin for Lunch Bunch'
The History of Big Safari
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the pic source: the net.
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The YC-97 probably A-model 45-59593.
The source: Clandestine missions and the 'Berlin for Lunch Bunch'
The History of Big Safari
For more than half a century, Big Safari-modified aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national security. These state-of-the-art...books.google.pl
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the pic source: the net.
That is 'probably' the one, it was used by Boeing as a test machine. But I'd like to delete that 'probably' and need more evidence than
Thanks for this! That 'probably' bothers me... in the article on the Key website, it is not further explained, simply 'probably', that may be the assumption of the author or the result of research. I don't know. It seems logical since this YC-97 was a Boeing testbed, but that is not enough 'evidence' that this is the YC-97 Pie Face that did trials in the Berlin Corridors....
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Right, the 7167th would be a perfect cover-up. What is the source of this information, a/c history card?
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Thanks!
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RAMROD1944
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Very familiar with C-97's. They were an impressive ship for their day.
SaparotRob
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Way back when I was a Sea Explorer (Sea Scouts), we were sponsored by Naval Air Station New York (AKA Floyd Bennet Field). They had a few KC-97s. Very impressive watching them taxi by.
RAMROD1944
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Saw them up close and personal, on a regular basis, when I was "in country". They were still flying out of Saigon when I left in '71.
