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Constructed as a B-52H-145-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA. |
July 1961 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0033. |
July 1961 |
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To 4136th Strategic Wing, Minot AFB, ND.
Markings added: Peace Persuader
This was the first B-52H to be delivered to Minot AFB, ND. |
1961 |
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Photographer: USAF
Notes: Original caption: Base leadership and former North Dakota governor, William Guy, kneel in front of the Peace Persuader on Minot Air Force Base in July of 1961. This was the first B-52H Stratofortress delivered to the base. |
3 May 1963 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
21 February 1967 |
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Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA. |
9 March 1967 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
26 February 1969 |
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Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA. |
5 March 1969 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
15 November 1972 |
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Transferred to 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. |
11 March 1974 |
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Transferred to 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. |
25 September 1975 |
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Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA. |
25 February 1976 |
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Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA. |
20 January 1977 |
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Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA. |
19 September 1977 |
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Transferred to 319th Bomb Wing, Grand Forks AFB, ND. |
23 September 1977 |
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Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA. |
1 November 1979 |
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Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD. |
18 February 1982 |
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Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA. |
5 October 1982 |
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Transferred to 96th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. |
22 May 1984 |
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Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. |
By May 1999 |
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Transferred to 23D BS, 5th OG, Minot AFB, ND.
Operated with markings: II BARONS III, Eight Mission Symbols |
2011 |
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Markings Applied: Peace Persuader
B-52H 60-0033 was briefly decorated with a retro SAC emblem in 2011 to recreate a classic photo of Peace Persuader to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the aircrafts arrival at Minot with the 4136th Strategic Wing. |
19 August 2011 |
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Photographer: USAF by Senior Airman Michael J. Veloz
Notes: Original caption: Members of Team Minot recreate a historic photograph of the arrival of the first B-52H Stratofortress here Aug. 19. The B-52, named the Peace Persuader, had nostalgic nose art painted on the airframe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its arrival to Minot AFB. |
By August 2016 |
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Transferred to 69th BS, 5th OG, Minot AFB, ND.
Operated with markings: Instrument of Destruction, Knighthawks |
14 May 2022 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
14 May 2022 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
14 May 2022 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin
Notes: Taken at the 2022 Ellsworth AFB Airshow |
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