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    Tinker completes B-52 restoration as ‘Wise Guy’ re-enters arsenal [Image 1 of 5]

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    A B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber is captured shortly after takeoff or on approach at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The aircraft's landing gear is still deployed, indicating a recent departure or low-altitude pass. The Tinker AFB control tower is prominently visible in the background along with base infrastructure and parked aircraft.

    TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES

    03.09.2021

    Photo by Paul Shirk 

    72nd Air Base Wing

    “Wise Guy” departs from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, after nearly a year spent undergoing programmed depot maintenance at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex. The aircraft is the second B-52H Stratofortress taken out of the Arizona desert and returned to the active fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Shirk)

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    Date Taken: 03.09.2021
    Date Posted: 03.26.2021 18:00
    Photo ID: 6571946
    VIRIN: 210309-F-HI919-1001
    Resolution: 4759x3177
    Size: 7.85 MB
    Location: TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, US
    Web Views: 90
    Downloads: 30

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    A B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber is captured shortly after takeoff or on approach at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The aircraft's landing gear is still deployed, indicating a recent departure or low-altitude pass. The Tinker AFB control tower is prominently visible in the background along with base infrastructure and parked aircraft.
    A B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber is captured just after takeoff from a military airfield, with dark exhaust smoke trailing from its eight engines. The aircraft is flying low over the runway with landing gear still extended. A city skyline is visible in the background, suggesting proximity to an urban area.
    A large gray strategic bomber aircraft is parked on a military airfield tarmac. The aircraft displays the serial number '0034' on both the fuselage nose and vertical tail fin. Ground support vehicles and personnel are visible in the background to the left of the aircraft.
    A large military strategic bomber, identifiable as a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, is parked on a flight line apron. Ground crew personnel in high-visibility vests are conducting pre-flight or maintenance operations around the aircraft. The image is taken from a low frontal angle, emphasizing the aircraft's massive wingspan and eight turbojet engines arranged in four twin-engine pods.
    A large military bomber aircraft, identified as a B-52 Stratofortress with tail number 0034 and nose art reading 'Wise Guy', is parked on a flight line tarmac. A bald man wearing a leather jacket stands in the foreground, appearing to inspect or walk near the aircraft. Ground support equipment and vehicles are visible in the background.

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