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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Boeing B464 / B-52 Stratofortress
    Latest Model:B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress
    Last Military Serial:55-0071 USAF
    Construction Number:17187
    Compressed ID:Boeing B-52D-55-BO sn 55-0071 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama

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    Dates

    Event

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

    17 November 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 55-0071.

    19 November 1956

    To 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME.

    21 January 1959

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

    24 October 1962

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

    1 February 1963

    Transferred to 484th Bomb Wing Strategic Wing, Turner AFB, GA.
    Unit designation change.

    15 April 1966

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

    31 August 1966

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

    1 October 1966

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

    10 July 1967

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand.

    20 July 1967

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

    2 August 1967

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand.

    12 August 1967

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

    24 August 1967

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand.

    31 August 1967

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

    16 February 1968

    Transferred to 509th Bomb Wing, Pease AFB, NH.

    9 April 1968

    Transferred to 91st Bomb Wing, Glasgow AFB, MT.

    25 April 1968

    Transferred to 509th Bomb Wing, Pease AFB, NH.

    15 March 1969

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

    14 August 1969

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

    15 October 1969

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

    7 January 1972

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

    23 April 1972

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

    1 September 1972

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

    10 December 1972

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

    11 October 1973

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand.

    21 December 1973

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

    23 January 1974

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand.

    15 February 1974

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

    23 February 1974

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

    24 September 1974

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

    26 September 1974

    Transferred to 307th Strategic Wing, U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand.

    13 February 1975

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

    7 June 1978

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

    12 September 1979

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

    2 October 1981

    Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX.
    Operated with markings: Calamity Jane, 0071

    29 August 1983

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number BC0322.

    February 1985

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    February 1985

    Ferry flight. Delivered to Brookley Industiral Airport, Mobile, AL.

    February 1985

    At Brookley, aircraft was demilled and all explosives and flammable liquids were removed.

    June 1985

    Aircraft transferred to a barge, and then barged to the Battleship Alabama Memorial Park.

    June 1985

    Loaned to USS Battleship Alabama Memorial Park, Mobile, AL.
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    26 October 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    26 October 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    9 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    9 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    27 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher

    27 March 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher

    4 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    4 October 2012


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    January 2014


    Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla

    4 November 2018


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    4 November 2018


    Photographer: Robert Nichols


    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
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    The AMARC Experience
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Robert Nichols
    Max Sabin

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