Boeing WB-50D 48-060 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Delivered in 1969

Delivered in 1969

operated by the Central Intelligence Agency — a CIA-specific variant of the Twin Courier family used for clandestine operations during the Cold War

moving fighter wings rapidly across oceans in support of contingency operations and exercises

The XH-40 was Bell's response to the U

Boeing WB-50D 48-060 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters Delivered in 1969These are 1 72 scale decals for Boeing WB 50D Superfortress 48 060, assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron the legendary "Hurricane Hunters" wearing the unit's dramatic natural metal and fluorescent red orange (FS 28913) high visibility scheme. The WB 50D was a dedicated weather reconnaissance variant of the B 50 Superfortress, stripped of its bomber equipment and fitted with meteorological instruments, dropsondes, and extended range