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Constructed as a B-52H-160-BW by Boeing at Wichita, Kansas, USA. |
16 January 1962 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0061. |
17 January 1962 |
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To 4239th Strategic Wing, Kincheloe AFB, MI. |
1 February 1963 |
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Transferred to 449th Bomb Wing, Kincheloe AFB, MI. |
6 August 1964 |
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Transferred to 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. |
4 February 1969 |
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Transferred to 99th Bomb Wing, Westover AFB, MA. |
13 February 1969 |
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Transferred to 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. |
By December 1971 |
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Markings Applied: Paul Bunyan |
December 1971 |
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Participated in the 1971 SAC Bomb and Navigation Comp. at McCoy AFB, FL. |
Circa December 1971 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
Notes: Photo taken at McCoy AFB, FL, during the 1971 SAC Bomb and Nav. Competition. |
Circa December 1971 |
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Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
Notes: Noseart for B-52H 60-0061. |
28 June 1973 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
22 December 1981 |
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Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND. |
6 December 1982 |
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Transferred to 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD. |
20 December 1983 |
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Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. |
18 March 1985 |
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Transferred to 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. |
20 May 1986 |
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Transferred to 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA. |
28 October 1986 |
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Transferred to 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, TX. |
1 June 1988 |
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Transferred to 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, ND. |
27 July 1989 |
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Transferred to 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA. |
1 October 1991 |
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Transferred to 72nd BS, 5th BW, Minot AFB, ND.
Operated with markings: MT, 72 BS |
By October 2011 |
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Transferred to 93rd BS, 307th BW, Barksdale AFB, LA.
Operated with markings: BD, AFRC, Die Laughin Jester |
23 July 2015 |
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Markings Applied: The Spirit of Aggieland
60-0061 was the flagship of the 307th BW. The Spirit of Aggieland is dedicated to former and future cadets that graduated from Texas A and M Universitys Corps of Cadets Program. |
23 July 2015 |
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Photographer: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
Notes: Original caption: U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, Air Force Global Strike commander, and Col. Bruce Cox, 307th Bomb Wing commander celebrate their alma mater, Texas A and M University, on July 23 in which Wilson took his final flight as the commander of AFGSC, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Coxs flagship of the 307th Bomb Wing was redesignated as The Spirit of Aggieland, and is dedicated to former and future cadets that graduated from Texas A and M Universitys Corps of Cadets Program. |
