Youngest Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Achieves 50 Years of Service

WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 26, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today marks 50 years since the company delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force from its Wichita facility. H-model bomber 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and remains in active service.

In this photo, aircraft 61-040 is parked on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on May 4. The aircraft has logged more than 21,500 flight hours.

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Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carlin Leslie /released
Neg. #: 120504-F-QZ836-002

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Jennifer Hogan
Maintenance, Modernization & Upgrades
+1 405-818-7859
jennifer.c.hogan@boeing.com