North American   B-45A   Tornado

This B-45A is located at the Castle Air Museum at the former Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California. 
It carries the serial # 47-008 which would make it a B-45A-1. This would put it in the first batch of 22 "A" 
models built. After it's Air Force career it was used by the Navy as a "Drone Controller". Later, it was a 
photographic ground target at the China Lake Naval Weapons Center where it was recovered in pieces and 
restored at Castle AFB.

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