and B-17s assigned to base units there served in utility and support capacities as the Air Force modernized its fleet
The "V" prefix designated it as a dedicated VIP transport — one of the most prestigious non-combat roles a Superfortress could hold
and the Air Proving Ground Command shield insignia
The as-built configuration captures the 5000 series in the precise condition in which they were delivered: the original CRT livery and the delivery-era body details that distinguished the cars as new in 1947
The conversion from a standard 16-section sleeper carbody gave the Iowa River the interior space needed for a proper presentation and meeting environment
Republic F-47D-40-RA 45-49329 88th Air Base Wing Wright Field Airspace Intercept Boxcar and B-17s assigned to baseThese are 1 72 scale decals for Republic F 47D 40 RA Thunderbolt 45 49329, assigned to the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, wearing natural metal with an Olive Drab (ANA 613) anti glare panel, buzz number PE 329 on the nose and wing undersurfaces, and the most direct paint scheme in USAF history: "CLEAR WRIGHT FIELD AREA" in bold black lettering along the fuselage. In the postwar years, Wright Field home of the Air Materiel