This bomber was stored at the 309th AMARG since November September 2003. It was moved to Portland IAP (OR) to serve as an instructional airframe in November 2011.

As part of an agreement between Boeing and the USAF to determine if the B-1 could remain in service until 2040, 85-0082 was trucked during October 2011 from AMARG to Boeing Field for conversion into a full-sized test platform. This airframe was selected as it was the most recent B-1 arrival at the boneyard and, before retirement, it was operated by the 419th FTS at Edwards AFB so is a relatively low-hours plane. Pictured in the hangar being prepared for its new role: submitting it to 150 years of operational stresses - equal to two and a half times the service projected lifetime.

As part of an agreement between Boeing And the USAF to determine if the B-1 could remain in service until 2040, 84-0082 was trucked during October 2011 from AMARG to BFI for conversion into a full-sized test platform. This airframe was selected as it was the most recent B-1 arrival at the boneyard and, before retirement, it was operated by the 419th FTS at Edwards AFB so is a relatively low-hours plane. Pictured being prepared for the journey and it's new role, when it will be submitted to 150 years of operational stresses - equal to two and a half times the service projected lifetime