Boeing (Douglas) NB-47E 532104 Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River offering passengers a panoramic view

offering passengers a panoramic view of the passing landscape

and a natural companion piece to the Apollo 11 recovery Sea King for collectors of the type

Their distinctive corrugated stainless steel flanks and wide windows became the defining visual identity of the Chicago 'L' for a generation of riders

circa 1955

Boeing (Douglas) NB-47E 532104 Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River offering passengers a panoramic viewThese are 1 72 scale decals for Boeing (Douglas) NB 47E Stratojet 532104, operated by the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland as a dedicated engine testbed for the General Electric TF34 turbofan the engine that would power the S 3A Viking. The NB 47E designation indicated a permanent modification that rendered the airframe unsuitable for return to its original bomber role in this case, the installation of a TF34