11. Silverplate involved extensive modifications to the B-29 to carry nuclear weapons.12. The Silverplate aircraft represented a significant increase in performance over the standard variants. 13. Hand washing the silverplate did not tarnish it. 14. Polishing the heirloom silverplate my uncle Norman won in a bingo game in Thule, Greenland. 15. Hand-washing the silverplate does not cause the staining because there is no pressure involved. 16. A notable example were the Silverplate project built for the Manhattan Project with Curtiss Electric reversible pitch propellers. 17. It was originally equipped with five Silverplate B-29s, three flight crews and five maintenance crews. 18. It operated Silverplate B-29s, which were specially configured to enable them to carry nuclear weapons. 19. The Oneida Silver Company was founded here to manufacture sterling silver, silverplate holloware and later stainless steel flatware. 20. The 509th itself converted to the B-50 in 1950, and transferred its " Silverplate "
