[DMA.2014] #USAF #B52A #NB52A #52-0003 #The.High.and.Mighty.One #AWP

@ USAF United States Air Force

Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress

- MSN : 16493

- ENG : 8 Pratt & Whitney J57-P-9W turbojets

- REG : 52-0003

- RMK : named "The High and Mighty One"

@ History Aircraft :

# 1954 : Constructed as a B-52A-1-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington USA

( This is the third of only three A model B-52s built )

# 1954 : Delivered & Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-0003 - Only three of the "A" model Stratofortresses were built and all served solely as test aircraft for both Boeing and the Air Force

# 1960s : It is a converted NB-52A that was used by the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB California as the X-15 Launch Aircraft

# 15.OCT.1969 : Transferred to 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center ( AMARC ) Tucson with inventory number BC108

# 19?? : Tsfd to "Pima Air and Space Museum" Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson AZ

"This is the oldest B-52 remaining in existence"

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