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Constructed as a B-52D-35-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA. |
28 August 1957 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-0676. |
28 August 1957 |
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To 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA. |
9 March 1961 |
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Transferred to 4141st Strategic Wing, Glasgow AFB, MT. |
14 April 1961 |
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Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD. |
11 May 1961 |
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Transferred to 4141st Strategic Wing, Glasgow AFB, MT. |
2 December 1962 |
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Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD. |
24 March 1966 |
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Transferred to 494th Bomb Wing, Sheppard AFB, TX. |
1 April 1966 |
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Transferred to 509th Bomb Wing, Pease AFB, NH. |
3 July 1967 |
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Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA. |
24 July 1967 |
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Transferred to 509th Bomb Wing, Pease AFB, NH. |
24 September 1967 |
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Transferred to 454th Bomb Wing, Columbus AFB, MS. |
7 March 1969 |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
1 April 1969 |
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Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD. |
28 October 1969 |
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Transferred to 92nd Strategic Air Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA. |
24 November 1970 |
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Transferred to 306th Bomb Wing, McCoy AFB, FL. |
18 March 1971 |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
14 April 1971 |
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Transferred to 306th Bomb Wing, McCoy AFB, FL. |
By December 1972 |
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Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
18 December 1972 |
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Credited with shooting down a MiG-21 over North Vietnam 12/18/1972 during Linebacker II. SSgt Samuel O. Turner (tail gunner) shot down the MiG with 0.50-inch radar-guided tail guns. Was the first B-52 to shoot down a MiG. |
19 April 1973 |
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Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. |
10 May 1973 |
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Transferred to 306th Bomb Wing, McCoy AFB, FL. |
30 August 1973 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
11 October 1973 |
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Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
15 May 1974 |
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Transferred to 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
16 May 1974 |
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Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. |
15 November 1974 |
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To Air Force Flight Test Center (AFTCE), Edwards AFB, CA. |
12 February 1975 |
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Transferred to 306th Bomb Wing, McCoy AFB, FL. |
2 April 1975 |
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Transferred to Air Force Flight Test Center (AFTCE), Edwards AFB, CA. |
23 April 1975 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
30 April 1975 |
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Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
30 April 1975 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
23 May 1975 |
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Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
23 May 1975 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
By October 1983 |
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Transferred to 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
12 October 1983 |
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Last flight.
Departed its last active duty base, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to fly to Fairchild to its final resting place. This was the Air Forces last B-52 D model flight. |
1983 |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
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Loaned to 92 MXS/MXMFS, Fairchild AFB, WA. |
October 1983 |
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To Fairchild AFB, Spokane, WA.
View the Location Dossier |
April 2014 |
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Photographer: Dick Logan via Fargo Air Museum |
27 July 2022 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
27 July 2022 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
27 July 2022 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
