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Constructed as a B-52H-160-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA. |
8 December 1961 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0058. |
13 December 1961 |
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To 4042nd Strategic Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
12 May 1964 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.
Unit designation change. |
16 March 1965 |
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Transferred to 450th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND. |
25 July 1968 |
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Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND. |
19 May 1969 |
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Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA. |
27 May 1969 |
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Transferred to 5th Bomber Wing, Minot AFB, ND. |
By December 1971 |
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Transferred to 23rd BS, 5th BW, Minot AFB, ND.
Operated with markings: Minot Magician |
December 1971 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
Notes: Nose art of B-52H 60-0058. |
1 March 1972 |
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Transferred to 319th Bomb Wing, Grand Forks AFB, ND. |
6 February 1973 |
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Transferred to 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. |
20 November 1973 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
30 May 1976 |
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Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND. |
13 February 1977 |
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Transferred to 410th Bombardment Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
6 October 1982 |
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Transferred to 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA. |
26 July 1983 |
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Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. |
9 April 1985 |
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Transferred to 410th Bombardment Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
28 February 1986 |
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Transferred to 92nd Bombardment Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.
Operated with markings: Great Balls of Fire |
By July 1993 |
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Transferred to 410th Bombardment Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI.
Operated with markings: KI |
24 July 1993 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Airshow overflight at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL |
25 July 1993 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Airshow overflight at DuPage Airport, West Chicago, IL |
By November 1994 |
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Transferred to 23rd Bombardment Squadron, 5th Bombardment Wing, Minot AFB, ND.
Operated with markings: MT |
22 July 1995 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: B-52H Stratofortress, callsign Chill 57, of 5th Bomb Wing based at Minot AFB on display at the 1995 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. |
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Photographer: John Winter via Fargo Air Museum
Notes: Although the scanner made this image darker than it appears in-hand, 60-0058 was written on the back of the photograph to confirm its identity. |
From April 1996 to After May 2017 |
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Transferred to 11th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA.
Operated with markings: LA |
By 2019 |
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Transferred to 20th BS, 2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, LA. |
By 2019 |
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Markings Applied: LA
Blue tail fin band. |
16 March 2019 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Fairford, from 20th BS, 2nd BW based at Barksdale AFB, LA |
