| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 56-687 |
| Alternate Serial: | 60687 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (464) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (464) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-52D Stratofortress |
| C/n (msn): | 464058 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Orlando - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMCO IATA: MCO Local: MCO Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 August 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 717900 |
| Photo Comment |
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This long-standing monument at Orlando MCO commemorates the SAC operation here long before the current airport was developed on the site of McCoy AFB, which had B-52Ds based from 1961 to 1974. The base, which used to be Pinecastle AFB, was renamed in 1958 after Col McCoy who was killed in a B-47 crash nearby. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 August 2024, and has since been viewed 112 times. |