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Description
| Notes: LONG-WING version of B-57B/C models modified for high altitude weather reconnaissance. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Martin | |
| Base model: | B-57 | |
| Designation: | WB-57 | |
| Version: | F | |
| Nickname: | Night Intruder | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Weather reconnaissance | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
WB-57F on display
Museum of Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Joe Devenport Headrick, OK | Anthony G. Sanchez, thank you for the photos of the patches. I have no idea whatever happened to the ones I had but will see if I can get one made.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas to everyone! 12/10/2009 @ 10:48 [ref: 25411] |
| Anthony G. Sanchez Central, CO | I offered to post an image of the patch used by some of the members of the 58th WRS while in Albuquerque in the late 60's early 70's.
This patch is shown on the inside front cover of an yearbook that I bought from someone a one of the AC hangers at Kirtland at that time. I hope this helps. 12/01/2009 @ 16:28 [ref: 25370] |
| Col. Curtis D. Dale, PhD, USAF Ret Parker, CO | I was a navigator in the WB-57F Longwing and WB-57C Shortwing from 1968-1972. Loved that airplane. I was Chief of the Command Post, then Chief Navigator, and finally Special Assistant to the Commander (Colonel Douglas (Red) Campbell. What a marvelous experience it was. I made it to over 70,000 a few times as we'd be going into Panama, light on fuel and the temps very low. I flew the WB-47E and WC-135s prior to the "F,"so I hold the record according to Air Force Times for Polar missions (177 in the Northern Polar Region and one over the Antarctic) and 87 Crossings of the North pole, exceeded only by Major Hank Brauner, who crossed it 105 times, later killed over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a dear friend, and I crossed it many times with him. Oh, how I'd love to have a vidoe or DVD of the Longwing in the air. Such a fantastically beautiful bird. Curt Dale 11/18/2009 @ 23:12 [ref: 25306] |
| Joe, Devenport Headrick, Ok, OK | Hello Anthony
Thanks for letting me know about the patch. However, I’m not sure. The one I remember had a 57 longwing in an oval with the wings extending past the edges. The patch you write about may have come along after I had departed base in 72. Yet, I vaguely recall a patch like the one you describe. If you can post it, I would enjoy seeing it. Hey, I didn’t know about the year book. Thank you for the reply. I take it you still collect aviation items. It can be fun and very interesting. I can’t find some of the items I once had over the years. Somehow, they got lost. Thanks again! Joe 11/12/2009 @ 10:49 [ref: 25277] |
| Anthony G. Sanchez , CO | I don't know if I can help with the patch question. I was born and lived in Albuquerque as a kid. My dad worked at both Sandia and Kirtland, so I spent a lot of time on base although we were civilian.
I was-(still am) a plane nut so I collected anything I could get my hands on regarding the W/B-57F's stationed with the 58th. I bought an yearbook back in ~1974 that has lots of pictures of the groups history, and it has a colored image of a patch that shows a modified New Mexico Zia symbol with different activities that involved the 58th it each quadrant of a circle enclosing the ZIA symbol. Is this the patch your looking for? Let me know and if it is I can scan it and post it to this page, or wherever you want it. 11/09/2009 @ 05:38 [ref: 25264] |
| Joe Devenport , OK | Hello Ron
To answer your question about the time I was in the 58th. I was in the 58 from Jan 69 to Aug 72. I loved it but didn’t know it at the time. It was a good sq and some good people. I will have to look at some old photos of our uniforms to see if I can find a patch. I may be able to get my wife to make one if I can find a good photo. 10/07/2009 @ 11:20 [ref: 25154] |
| Ron M Akron, OH | This is for Joe about the patch.I knew we wore the yellow 58th on the hats and the patch was on the fatigues that's what we had around 64 and 65.But it would be great to fond one.I'd like to find some old maint.records.When were you there? 10/05/2009 @ 13:50 [ref: 25151] |
| Joe Devenport , OK | Does anyone have an old 58 WRS patch? The one we had on our black hats. If you do, would you please post a photo? I would like to get one made.
thanks 06/18/2009 @ 12:45 [ref: 24250] |
| Ron M , OH | Hey I forgot to post my e-mail for any response on the old 58th sanmarkley@yahoo.com
05/01/2009 @ 15:27 [ref: 24140] |
| Ron M Akron, OH | I was a jet mech 64-65 anyone remember our 1st shirt Sam Gullo,Col. Moller,Sgt Sellars,Sgt "Mo" Memmen from those years? I know the 58th was the Best Hope some of you are around from my time there 04/30/2009 @ 13:08 [ref: 24137] |
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