WB-29 tail number 44-62214, was a B-29 that was outfitted for weather reconnaissance. It was stationed at Eielson AFB from the late 1940’s to the mid 1950’s. One bit of history about this aircraft is that it was the first aircraft to detect a Soviet nuclear detonation. Eventually 44-62214 was stripped of parts to keep the rest of the fleet airborne and was promptly written off. After being taken out of the Air Force inventory it was then placed in a quarry and submerged to be used for rescue training. She was then deemed unsafe, and left there where she remains to this day.
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