Walker Chowns sits in the pilots seat of a US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress bomber at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA). Chowns, suffers from a brain tumor, went through a specialized "Pilot for a Day" program, including a B-52 simulator ride, sitting in the pilots seats of a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II and USAF B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, plus a tour of the new air traffic control tower. In the background is a USAF B-47 Stratojet on the museum grounds
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Barksdale Air Force Base
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: AMN Tabitha Wininger, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
01/06/2004
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