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Item Identifier Number
ms458_jhan_21p_32_007
Creation Date
11-3-1978
Collection
MS-458: Dayton Daily News Archive
Description
Technicians work on restring a B-52 Boeing Stratofortress bomber that was flown into Wright Field to be put on display at the Air Force Museum. This particular 1956 vintage aircraft was slated for retirement but museum efforts rescued the plane because of "historical value and significance." (I.E. first B-52 to sustain damage in Viet Nam.)
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
photograph
Permissions
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Keywords
Dayton Daily News; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio); ms458_jhan_21p_32_007; Military aircraft; B-52; bomber; B-52 bomber
