Last Andersen AFB Guam B-52D

News coverage from 1983

[@stan1027]

I was a B-52D crew chief, stationed at Andersen AFB, and I was on Alert duty there on Nov 9, 1979, when the NORAD false alarm happened. I have never been so terrified in all my life, because NOBODY knew it was a false alarm when it happened. We all thought it was the beginning of WW 3.

[@misawajason]

Watching this in Dec 2020.....little would they have known back in 83 that the BUFF would still be flying and would be slated to fly until 2040 and beyond. Crazy

[@bobbertee5945]

Not these models, these were the D models, we fly the H model now, which are still 60 plus years old

[@misawajason]

@@bobbertee5945 Aware of that fact, but overall, the 52 airframe is still rotating to Guam as a BTF all these decades later. Hell, even the new model (B-52J) with the upgraded engines will someday pull sorties from Andersen.

[@robertmcmahon6061]

My crew fueled one of the last Ds at SJAFB,NC in '77, to fly to graveyard, maybe tail # 049. I ran the fuel panel, imagining all the runs that plane and its crews made.

[@woodsmith8439]

Ran a ton of sys checks on 52 radios in 69. 30454 grd radio repair, 15thABW.

[@davidcaudell6457]

I was at Anderson AFB, my daughter was born there November of 1979. I watched 100's on B52's land and take off. Including other aircraft.

[@pauldubay6713]

I was somewhere there on the ramp “catching” this old bird. (43rd OMS 86-89)

[@SteveAubrey1762]

I was a AF brat on Guam 1975 -79. I remember B52d's. I also remember the kc135s, the C141s, the massive C5a Galaxys, and we had an SR71 come in once that I am aware of. I also remember an Australian Vulcan bomber that came to visit during an open house at Andersen.

[@huntere2205]

Australia never operated the Vulcan. Only Great Britain.

[@SteveAubrey1762]

I was told it was an RAAF Vulcan.

[@a.j.rainey3024]

320th AMS (Bomb Nav), Mather AFB (68-71), a few months after I was discharged, the 320th was sent to AAFB, just missed the deployment.

[@videographer1KIK]

I served in GUAM

[@steelking22]

Last D at Andersen. Last D models left Carswell in FEB 84.

[@buffnerd9313]

Great vid! Do you have the departure?

[@Bluenose352]

Is this D currently at Fairchild?

[@ericgeyer4550]

yes, on display

[@onenerdarmy]

@@ericgeyer4550 ha, weird feeling knowing I saw this plane as a kid and now I am seeing it before it got there as an adult. Got another laugh as he said the plane's 26 year old age, current active B-52H must be more than twice that!!!

[@andydiaz697]

The B52D was the variant of the Tall Tailed B52s to fly in combat.

[@jrftworth]

@@andydiaz697 B-52F's too

[@haroldmclean3755]

B - 5 2 D 👍

[@DEVASTATOR478]

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