article_snippet: The 53-year-old Stratofortress, tail number 61-1007, nicknamed the "Ghost Rider" had been in storage at the desert in the care of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) since 2008.
article_snippet: the "Ghost Rider", after upgrades, will become the first B-52 to return to duty from the Boneyard.
article_snippet: The lines and fuel bladders in the "Ghost Rider" were completely replaced, Tech.
article_snippet: On February 13, the "Ghost Rider" flew again, a three-hour flight from Davis-Monthan to the "Ghost Rider" new home, Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, Louisiana.
article_snippet: For safety reasons, Ghost Rider made the entire flight with Ghost Rider landing gear down, at a speed of only 288 mph and at a height of 23,000 feet, well below Ghost Rider top speed of 650 mph and ceiling of 50,000 feet, according to an Air Force report on the project.
article_snippet: Ghost Rider will replace another bomber at Barksdale that was damaged by a fire during maintenance.
article_snippet: For a time, Ghost Rider will sit beside the damaged B-52 for transfer of usable, updated equipment, the Shreveport Times the Shreveport Times reported.
highlights_snippet: The 53-year-old Stratofortress, retired in 2008, is nicknamed "Ghost Rider"
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