Does anyone have a B-52 census?

[Joe Scheil]

Considering the plane is certainly one of the most important designs ever, I was wondering if anyone knew of a fan site that broke down the airframes and had a listing of the current survivors.

How many A's, B's C's and D's survive...and how many are in good homes?

[Greg_in_Ohio]

A couple additiona/corrections:
NB-52B 52-0008 currently on display at Edwards AFB
NB-52B (yes, that is its current designation)52-0013 disassembled currently at National Museum of Nuclear Science & history, Albuquerque, to be rebuilt soon, I hope
B-52B 53-0394 was indeed scrapped at Wright Patterson in 1984
B-52D 55-0063 was indeed scrapped at Carswell late early 1990's
B-52F 57-0142 scrapped at AMARC, not at Goodfellow, not sure how this got on the list at coastcomp.com

[JBoyle]

A couple of notes...


56-0676 JUN95 FAIRCHILD AFB (WA) ...I was acting PAO when it was delivered and managed to get a few aviation photographer friends alongside the runway when it made its final landing.
It was in 1985, not 95 (I doubt if any Ds survived in flyable condition into the 90s) . It's last unit was Anderson AFB, Guam and was delivered by the wing commander, IIRC. It is credited with a MiG kill.

B-52F 57-0142 scrapped at AMARC, not at Goodfellow, not sure how this got on the list at coastcomp.com

I have a theory about this...it could not have been flown into Goodfellow..but I belive the cockpit ended up at the fire school there as a smoke/procedure trainer.
The museum at Big Spring, Texas, has a B-52 forward fuselage on display...I bet this is it.

[Greg_in_Ohio]

That B-52 fuselage at Big Spring is from a G model, although it had spurious numbers from an H model on it, so at this time I am not sure of its identity.

There were a number of B-52 forward fuselages at Chanute in the early 1990's used for training, one of which from a D model, is in the museum. Is there actually part of a BUFF at Goodfellow? Any info appreciated.

[Andy Marden]

The Big Spring B-52G cockpit is from 58-0232.
Andy Marden

USAMOOS

[buffcc]

[quote="Andy Marden"]The Big Spring B-52G cockpit is from 58-0232.
Andy Marden

Andy is correct about the nose of the G-model at Hangar 25 in Bigspring being 232. I was Crew Chief of this plane back in 69-70 and spent some time tracking her down. The Hangar 25 Museum confirmed to me that the nose section was first saved for use as a firefighter's training aid at Goodfellow, but when declared surplus got picked up by the Hangar 25 Museum. I have documents to verify this if anyone cares for a copy.

[BB-61]

B-52 Stratofortress Association:

http://www.stratofortress.org/preservation.htm

A very good website on the history of the B-52.

BB-61

[buffcc]

I was just looking this thread over again and realized that B-52G 59-2584 is not on this list of survivors. 584 was acquired by the Seattle Museum of Flight in the early 90s, after being flown directly from Castle AFB to Paine Field in Everett, WA, and was to be restored for the centerpiece of the proposed Museum of Flight Annex to be built at Paine Field. The Museum of Flight has their restoration center at Paine Field. Anyway, the Annex idea was axed and the BUFF is still sitting there unrestored, with no plans for restoration. Except for the de-militarizing process, 584 is still intact and tours inside and out can be had for the asking. To the best of my knowledge, this is the only B-52 in the world that can be entered by just about anyone. To make an appointment to tour the plane, ask for Bill Wilkins at 425 745-5112.
http://rbogash.com/B52text_A.htm
http://rbogash.com/b52photo.htm

[Anthony Svihlik]

Some B-52 trivia for everybody - on this day in 1954, the first production B-52A Stratofortress rolled out of the Boeing plant. At the roll-out ceremony, Air Force Chief of Staff General Nathan Twining said: "The long rifle was the great weapon of its day...today this B-52 is the long rifle of the air age." Production of the B-52 ended in 1962 after 744 aircraft were built and 94 remain in Air Force and Reserve inventory. Here is a picture of a "BUFF" from the 2010 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show. Enjoy!

Anthony

[CrewDawg]

Here's a pretty good list of what is at Davis Monthan. Not sure how current the information is.
http://www.amarcexperience.com/AMARCDB.asp?SessionId=852255016&Page=1&Code=B052&Include=3&SortOrder=2&Value=&Model=&Type=3&Action=2

Having been a B -52G Crew Chief, it sure is sad to see a lot of old friends (tail numbers) that have been scrapped. Glad to see my last BUF, B-52G 57-6476 is still there.

[CAPFlyer]

...To the best of my knowledge, this is the only B-52 in the world that can be entered by just about anyone.

AFAIK, the B-52B at Wings over the Rockies is open almost every Open Cockpit day, even now that they have it on the short pedestal. Been in it a couple of times and it's a beautifully preserved time capsule and is one of the few museum aircraft of its kind with a complete front end. Only a few parts of the EWO's panel have been removed. The B-1A is similarly well preserved with only the nuclear armament panel and a couple of EW boxes pulled.

[Dave C]

Bill,

B-52G 57-6476 is listed in the Feb AMARG inventory as still being there.

dave in NJ

[Wildchild]

The Mighty 8th Air Force muesum in Savannah, GA has the upper tail of B-52 60666 (Not sure which model it was though...)

[Wildchild]

Double Post

[JohnB]

The Mighty 8th Air Force muesum in Savannah, GA has the upper tail of B-52 60666 (Not sure which model it was though...)

That number belongs to a D.