The final tall-fin B-52D models were retired from active service in 1983 and were flown by the 7th BW at Carswell TX, the 22nd BW at March CA, and the 43rd BW at Anderson Guam.
The excellent condition of the B-52D fleet stored at AMARC in the late 80's was due to their being kept as a war reserve fleet. All the B-52D models had undergone a "Big Belly" modification to enable them to carry a 60,000lb bomb load.
In store in AMARC in 1989, this former 22nd BW 'BUFF' was sliced up for Soviet satellite verification on 4th Oct 94 and finally scrapped on 1st Dec 94.
This former 22nd BW B-52D may well have flown combat missions in SE Asia and even in store at AMARC six years after her retirement she still looked a menacing beast. She was broken up Oct 1994.