B-52 bomber moved from Davis-Monthan's boneyard to return to service [View all]
A B-52H Stratofortress bomber built in the early 1960s and put into retirement in the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base more than 10 years ago is returning to service.
A crew on Tuesday flew the plane nicknamed “Wise Guy” to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana from Tucson where it had been in the sprawling aircraft storage area, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at D-M.
Officials said it was the bomber’s first flight since 2008 and only the second time that a B-52H has been taken from the storage area and returned to service.
According to news report, the bomber is destined for the 307th Bomb Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit that flies both the B-1B and B-52 bombers.
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