Corgi 1/144 AA33507 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - USAF, 449th Bomber Wing, 2nd AF Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, 1967

Released in 2006 - US Modern Warfare Series

The 449th supported SAC combat operations in Southeast Asia with KC-135 tanker aircraft and crews from November 1965 to December 1975 and B-52 crews from May 1968 to June 1965. 60-0049 was built by Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, and delivered to the USAF in 1960.

Designed to meet an Air Materiel Command requirement for a long-range, strategic bomber, the B-52 Stratofortress was first flown on April 15, 1952. First envisioned as a straight wing, six turboprop aircraft, the B-52 underwent a number of design changes before becoming the swept-wing, eight turbojet aircraft it is today. Originally built for Cold War era "deterrence" missions, this aircraft is capable of carrying nuclear weapons but in actual combat has only dropped conventional munitions. Its long service career has included Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan and Iraq, and it is expected to continue serving until at least 2040.