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    Airframe Family: Boeing B464 / B-52 Stratofortress
    Latest Model:B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress
    Last Military Serial:55-0068 USAF
    Construction Number:17184
    Latest Owner or Location:Airmen Heritage Training Complex, Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, Texas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-52D-55-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington, USA.

    17 December 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 55-0068.

    19 December 1956

    To 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

    4 March 1959

    Transferred to 4130th Strategic Wing, Bergstrom AFB, TX.

    3 September 1962

    Transferred to 4138th Strategic Wing, Turner AFB, GA.

    1 February 1963

    Transferred to 484th Bomb Wing, Turner AFB, GA.

    1 October 1966

    Transferred to 306th Bomb Wing, McCoy AFB, FL.

    30 June 1967

    Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    3 November 1967

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, Utapao RTAFB, Thailand.

    17 November 1967

    Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    30 November 1967

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, Utapao RTAFB, Thailand.

    13 December 1967

    Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    24 December 1967

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, Utapao RTAFB, Thailand.

    6 January 1968

    Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    25 February 1968

    Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD.

    26 February 1968

    Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    3 April 1968

    Transferred to 92nd Strategic Air Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.

    12 January 1969

    Transferred to 450th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND.

    14 January 1969

    Transferred to 92nd Strategic Air Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.

    5 September 1969

    Transferred to 93rd BW, Castle AFB, CA.

    10 September 1969

    Transferred to 92nd Strategic Air Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.

    15 September 1969

    Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD.

    3 March 1970

    Transferred to 306th Bomb Wing, McCoy AFB, FL.

    20 August 1970

    Transferred to 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA.

    31 August 1971

    Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA.

    21 October 1971

    Transferred to 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA.

    10 August 1973

    Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX.

    27 March 1974

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, Utapao RTAFB, Thailand.

    24 January 1975

    Transferred to 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam.

    28 January 1975

    Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX.

    18 March 1975

    Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX.

    22 March 1978

    Transferred to 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA.

    23 April 1978

    Transferred to 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam.

    2 July 1979

    Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX.

    17 October 1981

    Transferred to 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam.

    After 29 January 1984

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    Loaned to 37 TRW/MU, Lackland AFB, TX.

    To The USAF Airman Heritage Museum, Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, TX.
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    November 2000


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX.

    To Airmen Heritage Training Complex, Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, TX.
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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    The Stratofortress Catalog by Richard Serrano

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin

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