{"product_id":"boeing-b-50a-46-013-96th-bs-401st-bg-28th-bw","title":"Boeing B-50A 46-013 96th Bombardment Squadron 401st Bombardment Group 28th Bombardment Wing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are 1\/72 scale decals for \u003cstrong\u003eBoeing B-50A Superfortress 46-013\u003c\/strong\u003e, assigned to the \u003cstrong\u003e96th Bombardment Squadron, 401st Bombardment Group, 28th Bombardment Wing\u003c\/strong\u003e, Strategic Air Command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eB-50A\u003c\/strong\u003e was a substantially upgraded evolution of the B-29, featuring more powerful Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major engines, a taller fin, strengthened structure, and improved systems — enough of a departure that Boeing initially designated it the B-29D before the Air Force recognized it as a new type entirely. Entering service in 1948, the B-50 bridged the gap between the piston-era Superfortress and the all-jet bombers that would follow, serving as SAC's primary nuclear delivery platform in the critical early years of the Cold War before the B-36 and B-47 arrived in numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e28th Bombardment Wing\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of SAC's premier heavy bombardment organizations, based at \u003cstrong\u003eEllsworth AFB, South Dakota\u003c\/strong\u003e, and tasked with the nuclear strike mission against the Soviet Union during the most dangerous years of the early Cold War. The \u003cstrong\u003e401st Bombardment Group\u003c\/strong\u003e and its component \u003cstrong\u003e96th Bombardment Squadron\u003c\/strong\u003e were part of this force, flying the B-50A in the natural metal finish standard to SAC's early jet and late piston bomber fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great subject for any SAC or early Cold War bomber collection. Please allow some time for decal printing and shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ootbModels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49016488755452,"sku":"OTND72B50A1","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/6828\/5692\/files\/BoeingB-50A46-01396thBS_28thBW.png?v=1776986970","url":"https:\/\/outoftheboxmodels.com\/products\/boeing-b-50a-46-013-96th-bs-401st-bg-28th-bw","provider":"ootbModels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}