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Hill Aerospace Museum B-1B Lancer – CMI Package April 2025

Hill Aerospace Museum

Color, Markings, and Insignia Package

B-1B Lancer (83-0070)

I. Background

The B-1 Lancer entered the US Air Force operational inventory during the mid-1980s. Since then, Hill AFB’s depot has helped to keep it combat-ready, particularly in maintaining its weapons; propellant and cartridge activated devices; landing gear components; as well as flight simulators and training devices. Further, because of the base realignment and closure activity of the 1990s, the depot gained additional responsibility for the health of the B-1 fleet as it took over maintenance of its secondary power systems, hydraulic components, rotary launchers, and wing fairings. In addition to material support, Hill AFB supports the B-1 as primary manager for one of the aircraft’s premier combat test ranges, the Utah Test and Training Range. On a regular basis, B-1s would deploy/operate from Hill AFB while participating in combat exercises with the Hill AFB F-16 Falcons and other aircraft.

This aircraft arrived at Hill AFB on 3 February 2003. Nicknamed “7 Wishes,” the plane (S/N 83-0070) was gained into US Air Force inventory from Rockwell International on 16 April 1986 and assigned to the 96th Bombardment (Heavy) Wing of the Strategic Air Command at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas on 6 May 1986. It spent its service life training air crews, accumulating almost 4,000 flight hours. The aircraft’s last assignment was to the 28th Bombardment Wing, 8th Air Force (Air Combat

Command) at Dyess AFB.

II. Current Configuration

The aircraft is currently marked in a gray scheme as it was when it was received from

Dyess AFB. The upper and lower surfaces of the fuselage, wings, and nacelles are painted Light Gray (FS36118). The landing gear area is painted white (FS17925). Both sides of the aft fuselage and the underside of the right wing have the national star painted in Dark Gray (FS36081).

83-0070 as it currently appears

III. Overview of proposed paint scheme alterations

Overall Scheme:

The aircraft will be painted in the gray color scheme as it arrived at Hill AFB. The scheme will use Light Gray (FS36118) for the airframe, wings and nacelles, and White (FS17925) for the landing gear areas.

National Insignia on Wings:

The National Star Insignia will be placed on each wing. The right wing will have the National Star on the bottom surface and the left wing will have the same insignia on the upper surface.

The National Star Insignia will be positioned as illustrated. The insignia will be applied so that the line through the center and the top point of the star is perpendicular to the constant 50 percent chord line of the wing. The insignia selected for the wing will not exceed 60” in diameter nor drop below 20” in diameter.

The diameter of the circumscribed circle will be the standard size closest but not exceeding 75 percent of the distance between the wing leading edge and the movable surface cutout at the point of application. All borders will be painted in Dark Gray (FS36081).

National Insignia on Aft Fuselage:

The National Insignia will appear on both sides of the aft fuselage according to the following instructions. All borders will be in Dark Gray (FS36081). Symmetry will be maintained when applying the insignia on each side of the fuselage.

Position of National Insignia

Call Numbers:

The call number “AF83 070” will be painted on both sides of the vertical stabilizer according to the illustration below in Dark Gray (FS36081).

Current view of stabilizer markings

7 Wishes Logo:

The 7 Wishes logo will remain on the left side of the forward fuselage as depicted. The genie color will be in Light Blue (FS25440). The lamp and seven stars will be in Gold (FS23640). The smoke will be in White (FS27925). The number seven will be in Red (FS21310). All shading and lettering will be in Black (FS27038).

Current view of 7 Wishes logo Previous view of 7 Wishes logo

Other Markings

• UARRSI Target Stripes:

The Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation (UARRSI) stripes will be painted on the forward fuselage in Gray (FS36622).

• Air Force Serial Number and Fuel Data (Figure 1); Door Instructions (Figure 2); Rescue Arrows (Figure 3); and Danger Triangles (Figure 4). The serial number and door instructions will be painted in Dark Gray (FS36081) on the left side of the fuselage. Three Rescue Arrows will be painted with Red (FS31136) background and Dark Gray (FS36081) borders and lettering. Two Danger Triangles will be painted on the bottom of the aircraft with Dark Gray (FS36081) background and Red (FS31136) borders and lettering.

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Armament:

“Armament” will be painted on the bottom of the aircraft in three places with Red (FS31136) borders and lettering.

Reference images of current state:

Right side of aircraft

Left side of aircraft

Aft of aircraft

Aaron Clark Date R. Ray Ortensie Date

Director Command Curator

Hill Aerospace Museum HQ Air Force Material Command

Hill AFB UT Wright-Patterson AFB OH

Sources:

B-1B Lancer aircraft file at Hill Aerospace Museum

7 Wishes logo image; http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3177771689_11b23dbf45_m.jpg

United States Air Force, T.O. 1-1-8 Application and Removal of Organic Coatings, Aerospace and Non- Aerospace Equipment

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