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Constructed as a B-52G-130-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA. |
7 February 1960 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 59-2601. |
7 February 1960 |
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To 4241st Strategic Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. |
18 October 1962 |
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Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Travis AFB, CA. |
6 June 1963 |
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Transferred to 4241st Strategic Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. |
8 February 1965 |
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Transferred to 68th Bomb Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. |
18 January 1966 |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
1 February 1966 |
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Transferred to 68th Bomb Wing, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. |
13 February 1968 |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
By 8 March 1968 |
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Transferred to 51st BS, 68th BW, Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC. |
By November 1970 |
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Markings Applied: Tar Heel II |
November 1970 |
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Participated in the 1970 SAC Bombing and Navigation Competition at McCoy AFB, FL. |
Circa November 1970 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
Notes: Photo taken at McCoy AFB, FL |
Circa November 1970 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection |
By December 1971 |
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Markings Applied: Tarheel Triumph |
December 1971 |
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Participated in the 1971 SAC Bombing and Navigation Competition at McCoy AFB, FL. |
Circa December 1971 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
Notes: Photo taken at McCoy AFB, FL, during the 1971 SAC Bomb and Nav. Competition. |
Circa December 1971 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection |
29 May 1972 |
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Transferred to 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
15 September 1972 |
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Transferred to 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam. |
2 October 1973 |
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Transferred to 97th Bomb Wing, Blytheville AFB, AR. |
23 October 1973 |
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Transferred to 456th Strategic Air Wing, Beale AFB, CA. |
13 September 1974 |
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Transferred to 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
4 May 1976 |
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Transferred to 320th Bomb Wing, Mather AFB, CA. |
15 October 1982 |
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Transferred to 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
23 July 1983 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Greenham Common IAT 83 |
30 July 1990 |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
10 December 1990 |
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Transferred to 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY. |
19 June 1991 |
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Transferred to 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
9 December 1991 |
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Transferred to 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. |
4 June 1992 |
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Last flight.
Flown from Wurtsmith AFB, MI, to Hampton Roads, VA, for retirement. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
 View the Location Dossier |
Circa June 1992 |
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To Langley AFB, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Hampton, VA.
View the Location Dossier |
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Loaned to 1 FW/HO, Langley AFB, VA. |
17 September 2022 |
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Photographer: Carlos Aleman |
