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    Airframe Family: Boeing B464 / B-52 Stratofortress
    Latest Model:B-52H-155-BW Stratofortress
    Last Military Serial:60-0057 USAF
    Construction Number:464422
    Compressed ID:Boeing B-52H-155-BW sn 60-0057 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:93rd BS, 307th BW, Barksdale AFB, LA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-52H-155-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA.

    19 December 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0057.

    20 December 1961

    To 4239th Strategic Wing, Kincheloe AFB, MI.

    1 February 1963

    Transferred to 449th Bomb Wing, Kincheloe AFB, MI.

    2 May 1964

    Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

    27 March 1970

    Transferred to 454th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

    21 July 1970

    Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

    11 September 1972

    Transferred to 449th Bomb Wing, Kincheloe AFB, MI.

    20 July 1973

    Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

    8 June 1976

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

    11 June 1976

    Transferred to 454th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA.

    11 December 1976

    Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

    By June 1981

    Markings Applied: 5D C, Someplace Special
    Wore markings that were reminiscent of D-Day invasion stripes.

    26 June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Greenham Common.


    Photographer: Unknown

    27 June 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Greenham Common IAT

    27 June 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    27 June 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    29 June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Departing Greenham Common, typical nose down attitude.

    By July 1981


    Photographer: Unknown

    12 February 1982

    Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND.

    15 December 1982

    Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD.

    11 January 1984

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

    6 March 1985

    Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.

    26 June 1986

    Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND.

    By September 1988


    Photographer: Unknown

    21 November 1988

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

    By 1989

    Markings Applied: Knight Warrior, 0057

    Circa 1989


    Photographer: John Winter via Fargo Air Museum
    Notes: Possibly taken during the 1989 Grand Forks AFB open house.

    By July 1996

    Markings Applied: Nemesis

    20 July 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Dayton Air and Trade Show in Dayton, Ohio.

    By 1999

    Took part in Operation Allied Force over the Balkans.

    By November 2012

    Transferred to 93rd BS, 307th BW, Barksdale AFB, LA.
    Operated with markings: Lucky to be a Lady
    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
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Max Sabin
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