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B-57 CANBERRA/52-1519



Serial #: 52-1519
Construction #: ?
Civil Registration:
  None
  Model(s):
  B-57D Canberra
  RB-57B Canberra
  EB-57 Canberra
  EB-57B Canberra
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2003

History:
Delivered to United States Air Force as 52-1519.
- BOC: March 29, 1955.
- SOC: December 1981.
- Assigned to Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, GA, March 1955.
- Assigned to 38th Bombardment (L) Wing (USAFE), Laon AB France, May 1955.
-- Unit became 38th Bombardment (Tactical) Wing (deployed to Landstuhl AB Germany), Oct. 1955.
- Assigned to 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (ANG), NAS Hutchinson KS, April 1958.
- Assigned to 165th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (ANG), Standiford Field KY, July 1959.
-- Converted to RB-57B.
- Assigned to 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group (ANG), Standiford Field KY, January 1963.
- Assigned to 405th Fighter Wing (PACAF), Clark AB Philippines , January 1965.
- Assigned to 6200th Air Base Wing (PACAF), Clark AB Philippines, Oct. 1965.
-- Converted back to B-57B.
- Assigned to 405th Fighter Wing (PACAF), Clark AB PH (deployed to Phan Rang AB SVN), April 1967.
- Assigned to 35th Fighter Wing (PACAF), Phan Rang AB NVN (deployed to Clark AB PH), Jan, 1968.
- Assigned to Military Aircraft Storage Center, AZ, Oct. 1969.
- Assigned to Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, GA, July 1972.
-- Converted to EB-57.
- Assigned to 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron (ADC), Malmstrom AFB, MT, January 1973.
-- Converted to EB-57B.
- Assigned to 158th Fighter Interceptor Group (ANG), Burlington AP, VT, April 1974.
- Assigned to 158th DSE Group (ANG), Burlington AP, VT, Sept. 1975.
March Field Air Museum, Riverside, CA, December 1981-2003.
- Delivered to the museum at March AFB after 7,727.5 flight hours.
- Displayed as B-57B.

Source(s):
Preserved US Military Aircraft.
March Field Air Museum, www.marchfield.org
Photo Source(s):
Ross Henniger via Mike Henniger

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