Boeing WB-50D 48-060 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters part of the Marine Corps'

part of the Marine Corps' pioneering helicopter assault community that developed vertical envelopment tactics during the Korean War and its aftermath

capturing the Skywarrior at the peak of its Cold War strategic mission

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

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

Minneapolis and Omaha Railway — commonly known as the "Omaha Road" and operated as a subsidiary of the Chicago & North Western — took delivery of 4 Erie Built A units numbered 6001A

Boeing WB-50D 48-060 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters part of the Marine Corps'These 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