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    Airframe Family: Boeing B464 / B-52 Stratofortress
    Latest Model:B-52G-75-BW Stratofortress
    Last Military Serial:57-6468 USAF
    Construction Number:464173
    Compressed ID:Boeing B-52G-75-BW sn 57-6468 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Zorinsky Memorial Air Park, Offutt AFB (north side), Omaha, Nebraska

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to July 1958

    Constructed as a B-52G-75-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA.
    Rollout, first B-52G built

    1 October 1958

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 57-6468.
    First B-52G delivered.

    31 October 1958

    To Wright-Patterson Research and Development Center (WRDC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

    10 November 1958

    Transferred to Wright Development Center (WDRCE), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

    13 February 1959

    Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Travis AFB, CA.
    Operated with markings: Spirit of Solano County

    22 September 1961

    Transferred to 72nd Bomb Wing, Ramey AFB, PR.

    4 February 1966

    Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA.

    2 February 1967

    Transferred to 20th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 2nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Barksdale AFB, LA.
    Deployed to Vietnam.

    11 April 1972

    Transferred to 465th Bomb Wing, Robins AFB, GA.

    27 May 1972

    Transferred to 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

    7 July 1972

    To 456th Strategic Air Wing, Beale AFB, CA.

    18 August 1972

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

    26 October 1973

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

    14 February 1974

    Transferred to 465th Bomb Wing, Robins AFB, GA.

    17 April 1974

    Transferred to 454th Bomb Wing, Columbus AFB, MI.

    7 May 1974

    Transferred to 465th Bomb Wing, Robins AFB, GA.

    15 May 1974

    Transferred to 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.

    15 April 1975

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

    3 May 1975

    Transferred to 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.

    5 May 1975

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

    1 August 1980

    Transferred to 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

    3 February 1983

    Transferred to 97th Bomb Wing, Blytheville AFB, AR.

    29 May 1984

    Transferred to 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

    3 August 1986

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

    24 June 1987

    Transferred to 320th Bomb Wing, Mather AFB, CA.
    Operated with markings: Eldership

    10 July 1989

    Ferry flight.
    Flown to Offutt AFB and dropped from inventory.

    July 1989

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    July 1989

    Loaned to Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE.
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    Loaned to 55 WG/HO, Offutt AFB, NE.

    Placed on display with Zorinsky Memorial Air Park, Offutt AFB (north side), Omaha, NE.
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    28 April 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    28 April 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    28 April 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield


    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
    AB Pic
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Military.com
    Minot Air Force Base
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Peter Nicholson
    Max Sabin

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