Retired to AMARC in May 1982. Displayed as flown by the 7th BW, Carswell AFB, TX

As they were first built, the "D" model was virtually identical to earlier models of the aircraft except that it lacked the reconnaissance ability of earlier B-52s and was intended purely as a bomber. In 1965, modification of B-52D aircraft began to increase their conventional bomb load. The "Big Belly" modifications resulted in the ability to carry a total 108 conventional bombs both internally and externally. Markings displayed by this machine: 7th Bombardment Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas, 1981