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Constructed as a B-52D-55-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington, USA. |
9 January 1957 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 55-0083. |
15 January 1957 |
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To 42nd BW, Loring AFB, ME. |
30 July 1959 |
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Transferred to 4130th Strategic Wing, Bergstrom AFB, TX. |
8 September 1963 |
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Transferred to 462nd BW, Larson AFB, WA. |
23 September 1964 |
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Transferred to 462nd Strategic Air Wing, Larson AFB, WA. |
31 March 1966 |
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Transferred to 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. |
10 July 1967 |
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Transferred to 307th SW, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
20 July 1967 |
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Transferred to 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. |
17 September 1967 |
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Transferred to 307th SW, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
26 September 1967 |
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Transferred to 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. |
3 October 1967 |
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Transferred to 307th SW, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
9 October 1967 |
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Transferred to 99th BW, Westover AFB, MA. |
17 October 1967 |
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Transferred to 307th SW, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
30 October 1967 |
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Transferred to 99th BW, Westover AFB, MA. |
1 November 1967 |
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Transferred to 307th SW, U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
Circa 1967 |
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Photographer: Dr. Glenn Thoreson
Notes: Taken during a visit to U-Tapao AB, Thailand. |
15 November 1967 |
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Transferred to 99th BW, Westover AFB, MA. |
2 December 1967 |
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Transferred to 454th BW, Columbus Air Force Base, MS. |
21 March 1968 |
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Transferred to 70th BW, Clinton-Sherman AFB, OK. |
23 October 1969 |
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Transferred to 7th BW, Carswell AFB, TX. |
16 March 1970 |
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Transferred to 99th BW, Westover AFB, MA. |
8 February 1971 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
10 February 1971 |
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Transferred to 99th BW, Westover AFB, MA. |
18 February 1971 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
30 June 1972 |
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Transferred to 93rd BW, Castle AFB, CA. |
23 August 1972 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
By December 1972 |
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Base of operations changed.
TDY to U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. |
24 December 1972 |
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Shot down a MiG-21 during Operation Linebacker II. Airman 1st Class Albert E. Moore (tail gunner) shot down the MiG with 0.50-inch radar-guided tail guns. |
1 October 1973 |
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Transferred to 43rd SW, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
7 November 1973 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
2 December 1974 |
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Transferred to 22nd BW, March AFB, CA. |
2 December 1974 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
17 March 1975 |
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Transferred to 43rd SW, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
16 June 1976 |
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Transferred to 7th BW, Carswell AFB, TX. |
27 September 1976 |
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Transferred to 43rd SW, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
16 June 1977 |
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Transferred to 96th Strategic Air Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
31 August 1979 |
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Transferred to 96th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
1 August 1980 |
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Transferred to 43rd SW, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
22 June 1981 |
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Transferred to 96th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
5 October 1982 |
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Transferred to 7th BW, Carswell AFB, TX. |
Circa December 1983 |
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Last flight.
Flew from Carswell AFB, TX, to Peterson AFB, CO, for retirement and eventual movement to the USAFA for static display. |
After 1983 |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
After 1983 |
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Loaned to HQ USAFA/CMA, USAF Academy, CO. |
7 September 1984 |
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Placed on display with United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
View the Location Dossier |
October 1990 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection |
2007 |
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Photographer: Andy West |
22 June 2009 |
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Photographer: Kevin Kuhn |
26 September 2017 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. |
27 August 2023 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
