<p>c/n 17246, l/n 13.
Built 1957.
US military serial 53-3130.
On display at the March Field Museum, Riverside, CA, USA.
28-2-2016
</p><p>The following extensive history comes from the excellent museum website:-
</p><p>“Manufactured by Boeing, Seattle, Washington and delivered to USAF on 1 August 1957.
August 1957  - To 93rd Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Castle AFB,
CA
March 1958  -  To 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (Strategic Air Command),
Castle AFB, CA
September 1959  -  To 924th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (Strategic Air
Command), Castle AFB, CA
July 1962  -  To 93rd Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Castle AFB,
CA
November 1965  -  To 93rd Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
January 1966  -  To 93rd Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Castle
AFB, CA
September 1968 -   To 380th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command),
Plattsburgh AFB, NY
February 1969 -   To 380th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
April 1969  -  To 380th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), Plattsburgh
AFB, NY
April 1969  -  To 380th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
Torrejon Air Base, Spain
May 1969  -  To 380th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), Plattsburgh
AFB, NY
May 1970  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB,
TX
April 1972  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
U-Tapao Air Field, Thailand
June 1972  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB,
TX
August 1972  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
Torrejon Air Base, Spain
September 1972  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell
AFB, TX
January 1973  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
April 1973  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB,
TX
August 1978  -  To 43rd Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
Andersen AFB, Guam
September 1978  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell
AFB, TX
September 1978  -  To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas),
RAF Mildenhall, UK
November 1978  -  To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell
AFB, TX
April 1979  -  To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas), RAF
Mildenhall, UK
May 1979 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas), Zaragoza
Air Base, Spain
May 1979 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas), RAF
Mildenhall, UK
June 1979 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB, TX
May 1980 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command Overseas), RAF
Mildenhall, UK
June 1980 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB, TX
March 1981 - To 11th Strategic Group (Strategic Air Command), RAF Fairford,
UK
May 1981 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Hcavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB, TX
May 1982 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), RAF Mildenhall,
UK
May 1982 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), Zaragoza Air
Base, Spain
May 1982 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), RAF Mildenhall,
UK
May 1982 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), Zaragoza Air
Base, Spain
November 1982 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), RAF
Mildenhall, UK
January 1983 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB,
TX
April 1984 - To 11th Strategic Group (Strategic Air Command), RAF Fairford,
UK
May 1984 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB, TX
December 1984 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), RAF
Mildenhall, UK
January 1985 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), Zaragoza Air
Base, Spain
January 1985 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB,
TX
June 1985 - To 11th Strategic Group (Strategic Air Command), RAF Fairford, UK
July 1985 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB, TX
January 1989 - To 6th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), Eielson AFB, AK
February 1989 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell
AFB, TX
January 1990 - To 306th Strategic Wing (Strategic Air Command), RAF
Mildenhall, UK
March 1990 - To 7th Bomb Wing, Heavy (Strategic Air Command), Carswell AFB,
TX
1992 - Dropped from Air Force inventory: loss to other organization.
</p>
Total Flight hours 14,107.5”
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