Dates

Event

Constructed as a B-29A-70-BN.

5 September 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-62220.

17 September 1947

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-62220.

Converted to a WB-29A.

To 57th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weather, Hickam Air Force Base, HI.

Circa January 1951

Transferred to 57th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, Hickam Air Force Base, HI.
Unit redesignated.

Circa February 1954

Transferred to 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, HI.
Unit redesignated.

Circa 1960

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army.

From By 1960 to 1985

To Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD.
Used as a target for weapons testing.
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From After 1985 to 1988

Assigned to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD for storage.

1988

To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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Loaned to 37 TRW/MU, Lackland AFB, TX.

To 37th Training Wing HQ Parade Ground, Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, TX.
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November 2000

Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX.

Markings Applied: 42-24614, Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer, T O S
Depicted as B-29-40BW, S/N 42-24614, assigned to the 498th Bomb Group, 873rd Bomb Squadron. Nicknamed Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer. She was the first B-29 to land on Saipan in October 1944. On 1 April 1945, Joltin Josie departed Isley Field for Tokyo, bursting into flames shortly after takeoff. The eleven crew members and one passenger on board remain unaccounted for.

To Airmen Heritage Training Complex, Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, TX.
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