{"product_id":"b-52h-stratofortress","title":"B-52H Stratofortress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBOEING B-52H STRATOFORTRESS S\/N 61-0011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“NO MAN’S LAND”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthentic Original Gunner Hatch Material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not simply material from a B-52. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach TransportTag in this limited-edition collection is crafted from authentic material removed from an original gunner hatch from Boeing B-52H Stratofortress S\/N 61-0011, “No Man’s Land.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a tangible piece of one of the most enduring military aircraft in American history — an aircraft whose service spans the Cold War, combat operations over the Balkans, and decades of continued American strategic air power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew aircraft have cast a longer shadow over aviation history than the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoeing B-52 Stratofortress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than seven decades, the unmistakable eight-engine, long-range heavy bomber has represented American global reach, strategic deterrence and air power. Conceived during the early years of the Cold War, the B-52 evolved across generations to perform nuclear deterrence, long-range strategic strike, conventional bombing, maritime operations, air interdiction and close-air-support missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt by Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB-52H-165-BW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, construction number \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e464438\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this aircraft entered United States Air Force service as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS\/N 61-0011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe would later become known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“No Man’s Land.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE B-52H — THE FINAL STRATOFORTRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe B-52H was the final production version of Boeing’s legendary Stratofortress and the only model that remains in current service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first B-52H was delivered to Strategic Air Command in 1961, and the last B-52 ever built was delivered in October 1962. Of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e744 B-52 aircraft produced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, only the H model remains in United States Air Force operational service today — an extraordinary testament to the strength, adaptability and enduring relevance of Boeing’s design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnown affectionately to generations of aircrew and aviation enthusiasts as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“BUFF,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the Stratofortress remains one of the most recognizable military aircraft ever built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS\/N 61-0011 served with both active-duty and Air Force Reserve bomber units during her long career. By the mid-1990s, she was assigned to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This gunners hatch was removed in the early 1990s and surplussed when the 20mm rear facing turret was removed and replaced by the ECM tail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOPERATION ALLIED FORCE — 1999\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1999, 61-0011 deployed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAF Fairford, England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, during NATO’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperation Allied Force\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e over Yugoslavia and Kosovo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB-52 forces operating from Fairford conducted long-range strike missions using both precision-guided and conventional weapons in support of the NATO air campaign. As the operation intensified, B-52Hs from Barksdale and Minot became part of the growing bomber force operating from Fairford.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrike packages paired the enormous Stratofortress with aircraft including the B-1B Lancer as NATO increased pressure during one of the most consequential European air campaigns of the late twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe presence of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS\/N 61-0011 at RAF Fairford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e directly connects this particular aircraft with Operation Allied Force and an important chapter in modern American and NATO air-power history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing her active-duty service, “No Man’s Land” was transferred to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e93rd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Air Force Reserve Command\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, at Barksdale Air Force Base, continuing her service as part of America’s strategic bomber force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTILL FLYING AFTER NEARLY SIX DECADES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2019, 61-0011 entered another remarkable chapter in her extraordinarily long service life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Boeing’s facility in San Antonio, critical B-52 wing-attachment fittings known colloquially as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“milk bottles”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were replaced as part of structural work intended to extend the aircraft’s operational life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the work, 61-0011 was flown \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egear-down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from San Antonio to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, by a crew from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10th Flight Test Squadron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe arrived at Tinker on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuly 17, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where the aircraft was inducted into the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex for a major depot-level overhaul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNearly six decades after this individual B-52H had been built, the United States Air Force was still investing significant resources in her structure and future — a remarkable illustration of both the longevity of S\/N 61-0011 and the unprecedented endurance of the B-52 design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE ORIGINAL GUNNER HATCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authentic aircraft material used to create this Transport Tags collection comes from an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal gunner hatch from B-52H S\/N 61-0011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat origin gives the material an especially evocative connection to an earlier era of B-52 operations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike the tail gunners aboard earlier versions of the Stratofortress, the B-52H gunner was positioned in the forward crew compartment and remotely operated the aircraft’s tail-mounted defensive weapon system, which ultimately included a six-barrel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe gunner position was eliminated from B-52 operations as defensive technology, tactics and the aircraft’s mission evolved, and the B-52’s tail-gun era came to an end in the early 1990s when our Gunner hatch was removed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original gunner hatch therefore represents much more than a piece of aircraft aluminum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a physical link to the airmen who served as B-52 aerial gunners and to an era when the Stratofortress carried its own formidable defensive armament.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFROM AIRCRAFT ARTIFACT TO TRANSPORT TAG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2026, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransport Tags acquired this original gunner hatch from B-52H S\/N 61-0011 from a private collector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than allow this historic aircraft material to disappear into storage or be discarded, portions of the original hatch were carefully preserved and transformed into this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elimited-edition collection of authentic aviation artifacts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach TransportTag is individually crafted from genuine material that once formed part of “No Man’s Land.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal variations in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaint, primer, exposed metal, surface finish, scratches, wear, markings, fastener locations and other characteristics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e may appear from tag to tag. These are not manufacturing defects. They are physical evidence of the material’s life as part of the aircraft, and they make every piece genuinely unique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo two tags will be exactly alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor collectors of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB-52 memorabilia, United States Air Force history, Cold War aviation, strategic bombers and historic military aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this collection offers something a reproduction cannot: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean authentic piece of the aircraft itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwn a tangible piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“No Man’s Land” — Boeing B-52H Stratofortress S\/N 61-0011 — and preserve a small part of the remarkable legacy of America’s longest-serving strategic bomber.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAUTHENTICITY \u0026amp; PROVENANCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach TransportTag is crafted from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthentic original aircraft material removed from a gunner hatch from B-52H Stratofortress S\/N 61-0011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndividual color, finish, markings and wear vary according to the location from which each piece was cut. These original characteristics are part of the artifact and help preserve the story of the aircraft from which it came.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransport Tags LLC is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or licensed by The Boeing Company, the United States Air Force, the United States Department of Defense, or any associated military unit or government agency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUse of names, aircraft designations, images and markings on this site and on our products is solely for historical identification, factual reference and accurate description of the provenance of the authentic aircraft material used in this product. 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