the b-52 stratofortress' introduction was on february 1955.
the b-52 stratofortress' introduction was on february 1955.
when was the b-52 stratofortress' introduction?
february 1955
sac assigned its first boeing b-52 stratofortress to the wing in june 1955. the wing was redesignated the 93d bombardment wing, heavy on 1 february 1955 in anticipation of the arrival of the b-52. its b-52bs were initially used for crew training. the wing was declared combat ready with the b-52 on 12 march 1956, but became nonoperational two months later when a second squadron began to equip with stratofortresses. it became operational again on 26 june 1957, when its mission became primarily crew training.
93rd air-ground operations wing
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