Assignment History needed of B-52D Stratofortress 55-0083

[Todd Hackbarth]

I need the unit assignment history of B-52D 55-0083, especially during the latter half of the 1950s and first half of the 1960s. Specifically, was 55-0083 assigned to a unit at Loring AFB in Maine during this time period?

I do know that this aircraft and its tail gunner were credited with shooting down a Mig-21 on 24 Dec. 1972 over North Vietnam during a Linebacker II mission. It is currently on display at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.

Thanks in advance for any assistance that you may be able to provide.

Todd

[Chicoartist]

Here's what I have, re: the MiG-21 victory:

12/24/72
MiG-21
Hanoi
A1C Albert E. Moore (gunner)
307th Strat Wing
B-52D-55-BO; 55-083


Wade

[skymstr02]

Looks as thought 0082 was at Loring, can't vouch for 0083:

55-068/088 Boeing B-52D-55-BO Stratofortress
c/n 17184/17204
068 at USAF History and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX.
069 to MASDC 10/8/82
070 to MASDC 11/10/82
071 to MASDC 1983. Then to Mobile, AL. Reported to be
on display at New England Air Museum. Noted Feb 2005 at USS Alabama
Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
072 to MASDC 8/22/78
073 to MASDC 10/18/82
074 to MASDC 4/29/82
075 to MASDC 10/14/82
076 to MASDC 6/23/77
077 to MASDC 7/25/83
078 w/o Oct 30, 1981 near Ja Junta, CO during low-level night mission
079 to MASDC 10/12/82
080 to MASDC 10/26/82
081 to MASDC 8/15/78
082 crashed 1/10/57 near Loring AFB
083 (307th SW) scored MiG-21 kill 12/24/1972 over
North Vietnam during Linebacker II. A1C Albert
E. More (tail gunner) shot down the MiG with
0.50-inch radar-guided tail guns.
Now on display at USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
084 to MASDC 9/20/83
085 on display at Robins, Ga.
086 to MASDC 10/4/82
087 to MASDC 11/1/82
088 to MASDC 10/15/82

[Todd Hackbarth]

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