USAFA B-52 Display - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Anyone can get to this aircraft display as long as the Visitor's Center is open, which is year-round.

This B-52D was moved from Peterson Air Force Base in December 1983. It was flown from 1957-1983 and ended its career with over 15,000 flying hours. It is one of the two B-52D's credited with a confirmed MIG kill during the vietnam conflict. Flying out of U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in southern Thailand, the crew of the "Diamond Lil" shot down a MIG northeast of Hanoi during "Linbacker II" action on Christmas Eve, 1972.

Apparently there must have been a mistake on the re-paint. If you notice in the tail number photo the number is 50083, but in one of the plaques it is 55083. The correct number is 55083.

B-52 Information
MIG Information

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): B-52D Tail Number: (S/N): 55083 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): On the USAFA inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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