The Pima Air & Space Museum has done a superb job in restoring this historic old 'BUFF' however back in 1987 she still looked as if she had been dragged in from the adjacent AMARC storage facility.
This B-52G was operated as part of the 366th Wing for a short period of time before being replaced by the B-1B. She wore artwork which appears to be a Thunderbird and there were mission marks on her forward fuselage.
Formerly operated by the 96th Bomb Wing out of Dyess AFB TX this B-52D was retired to AMARC in May 1982 and was still in very good condition when photographed nearly five years later. In June 1991 she was placed on display at the Davis-Monthan AFB gate.
Consolidated B-24J Liberator"Bungay Buckaroo". This one flew from India to Tucson for the Pima Air Museum. Its right side has Indian Airforce Markings, left side U.S. 446 Bomb Group markings.
these B-52F Stratofortresses might have taken part in the Arc Light bombing missions in Vietnam in 1965. The type was retired to MASDC in 1978 and they were clearly showing signs of weathering when photographed nine years later.
No doubt that she was operated by the 328th Bomb Squadron / 93rd Bomb Wing out of Castle AFB, this B-52G had already been in store at AMARC for several months when photographed in October 1994.
The B-52G fleet started to arrive for storage at AMARC in late 1989 though only five examples were in store by the end of the year including 57-6500 which was the first G model to be placed in store.
This brightly coloured NB-52E was on display on AMARC's "Celebrity Row" when visited in November 1989. She was used for testing control configured vehicle technology and the unique canards are clearly visible. Sadly she was scrapped some years later.
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.