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B-52D Stratofortress

Usaf Academy, United States

Dedicated to the men and women of the Strategic Air Command who flew and maintained the B-52D throughout its 26-year history in the command. Aircraft 55-083, with over 15,000 flying hours, is one of two B-52Ds credited with a confirmed MIG kill during the Vietnam Conflict.<br><br> Flying out of U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in Southern Thailand, the crew of &#8220;Diamond Lil&#8221; shot down a MIG northeast of Hanoi during &#8220;Linebacker II&#8221; action on Christmas Eve, 1972.

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