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B-52H 60-0034 left AMARG, and returned to Barksdale.

https://www.ksla.com/2019/05/13/decommi ... -boneyard/

Good to see that "Wise Guy" back in service after long term storage at the boneyard.

Deployed at Fairford Mar - Apr'03 for Gulf War2. Not reported in the UK apart from that.

graham luxton wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2019 1:16 pm

Deployed at Fairford Mar - Apr'03 for Gulf War2. Not reported in the UK apart from that.

... except for a flypast at Farnborough 2004-07-25.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... 337147.jpg

Skymaster wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2019 2:04 pm

graham luxton wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2019 1:16 pm

Deployed at Fairford Mar - Apr'03 for Gulf War2. Not reported in the UK apart from that.

... except for a flypast at Farnborough 2004-07-25.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... 337147.jpg

That was 61-0034 operating from Fairford.

I did wonder about it, when I saw your post.

..... and people worry about the RAF getting a couple of pre-owned 737-7's with a few hours on them.

Is this B-52 an attrition replacement or an increase in the overall fleet?

It's to replace the B-52 (or drone ) shot down by the Talitubbies in April!

60-0034 is a replacement for the b-52 that burnt out at Guam ,the other B-52 that came out of the boneyard the other year was a replacement for the B-52 that had an electrical fire in the states this brings the total up to 76 the max allowed under the treaty.