Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Boeing KB-50 J

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Boeing KB-50 J Marker

Inscription. Boeing
KB-50 J
Superfortress
Aerial Tanker
1947-1968

On loan from the
National Museum
of the
United States Air Force

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 32° 8.461′ N, 110° 52.289′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. It can be reached from East Valencia Road 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the western section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Boeing KC-97G (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing EC-135J (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman E-1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairey AEW.3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman S2F-1S1(S-2F) (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas EA-IF (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing C-97G (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing EB-47E (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.

Also see . . . Boeing B-50 Superfortress.

The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber. A post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller tail fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber built by Boeing for the United States Air Force, and was further refined
Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The Boeing KB-50 J and Marker
into Boeing's final such design, the B-54. Though not as well known as its direct predecessor, the B-50 was in USAF service for nearly 20 years. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Boeing KB-50 J image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Boeing KB-50 J

KB-50J refueling a North American FJ-4B Fury image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo, 1960

4. KB-50J refueling a North American FJ-4B Fury

A U.S. Marine Corps North American FJ-4B Fury aircraft (BuNo 143636) of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-214 Black Sheep pulls up to be refueled by a U.S. Air Force Boeing KB-50J Superfortress.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.