Aircraft Photo of 57-6468 | Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #616096
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:57-6468
Other Marks:6468
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (464)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (464)
Aircraft Version:Boeing B-52G Stratofortress
C/n (msn):464173
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Omaha - Offutt AFBMap
Region / Country:Nebraska, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KOFF   IATA: OFF   Local: OFF   Other: -
Collection:Zorinsky Memorial Air Park
 
Photo Date:28 April 2011
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 616096
Photo Comment

7/58: Factory roll out; first B-52G built and first to be delivered to the USAF. Ca.1/59: TOS USAF. 13 Feb 1959: 5th Bomb Wing, Travis AFB, CA. By 1966: 20th Bomb Squadron/2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. Deployed for combat in Vietnam in 1966, 1967, and from May 1972 to October 1973. By 1985: 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME. 3 Mar 89: 441st Bomb Squadron/320th Bomb Wing, Mather AFB, CA. 10 Jul 89: Flew to Offutt AFB, NE, for display at the SAC Museum. Later displayed on pylons at the entrance to Offutt AFB.

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