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    Airframe Family: Boeing B464 / B-52 Stratofortress
    Latest Model:B-52D-60-BO Stratofortress
    Last Military Serial:55-0094 USAF
    Construction Number:17210
    Compressed ID:Boeing B-52D-60-BO sn 55-0094 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport (West Side), Wichita, Kansas

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-52D-60-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington, USA.

    28 January 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 55-0094.

    4 March 1957

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

    29 January 1959

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

    11 November 1959

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

    12 August 1960

    Transferred to 4170th Strategic Wing, Larson AFB, WA.

    1 February 1963

    Transferred to 462nd Bombardment Wing, Larson AFB, WA.

    19 December 1963

    Transferred to 494th Bombardment Wing, Sheppard AFB, TX.

    16 November 1966

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

    28 January 1968

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

    29 January 1968

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

    5 February 1968

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

    1 May 1968

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

    1 September 1970

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

    1 October 1970

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

    4 January 1971

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

    8 February 1971

    To 99th Bombardment Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    19 February 1971

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

    14 April 1972

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

    30 April 1972

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

    3 September 1973

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

    11 October 1973

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

    11 December 1973

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

    5 March 1974

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

    26 March 1974

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

    24 April 1975

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

    From 5 June 1975 to July 1984

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

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

    10 July 1984

    To Kansas Aviation Museum, Wichita McConnell Airport (West Side), Wichita, KS.
    View the Location Dossier

    8 April 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    26 March 2021


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    26 March 2021


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    1 May 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Wichita McConnell AFB, KS, USA
    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
    Kansas Aviation Museum
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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