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Air Force Returns to 76 Congressionally Mandated B-52s After Restoration of Boneyard Bomber

Frank Wolfe

Monday, March 29th, 2021

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Air Force Returns to 76 Congressionally Mandated B-52s After Restoration of Boneyard Bomber

A B-52H, dubbed "Wise Guy,” sits on the flight line at Tinker AFB, Okla. earlier this month after undergoing programmed depot maintenance that allowed it to return to the active fleet of B-52H bombers (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force recently completed nearly a year-long renovation on a B-52H bomber, which re-entered service with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, N.D., earlier this month. While the B-52H dubbed "Wise Guy" had been in storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., "boneyard" since 2008, the U.S. Air Force embarked on an effort in 2019 to resurrect the bomber to replace a Buff lost during take-off in 2016. Last April, "Wise…

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