Corgi AA33502 Boeing B-52D Stratofortress United States Air Force 55-0083 Named Diamon Lil SAC, Utapo Royal Thai Naval Airfield, 1972

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Corgi   AA33502
1:144 Scale

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress United States Air Force 55-0083 Named Diamon Lil SAC, Utapo Royal Thai Naval Airfield, 1972
DCC compatible but no socket

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From June 1965 to August 1973, B-52's operating from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa; Anderson Air Force Base, Guam and Utapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, Thailand flew over 126,000 combat missions in Southeast Asia. Flying out of Utapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield in southeast Thailand, the crew of 'Diamond Lil' shot down a MiG northeast of Hanoi during 'Linebacker II' action on Christmas eve 1972. Now stored and maintained at the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, the aircraft is dedicated to the men and women of Strategic Air Command who flew and maintained the B-52D throughout its 26-year history in the command.