Old 100
by Peter Chilelli
Title
Old 100
Artist
Peter Chilelli
Medium
Digital Art
Description
“Old 100” - When the American Tet counteroffensive
got into full swing in February
1968, SAC also began staging Arc Light
missions from Kadena.
In the earliest days, the first missions
were flown by B-52Fs, which carried
27 bombs internally and 24 more on
wing racks. B-52Ds took over in 1966
and became the signature bombers of
Arc Light. They were older than the Fs,
but with the high-density bombing or
“Big Belly” upgrade, they could carry
84 bombs in the bomb bay and another
24 on pylons.
One D model nicknamed “Old 100”—
serial number 55-0100—flew 5,000
combat hours. It was displayed at the
Arc Light memorial until 1983, when
corrosion from the salty air and damp
climate of Guam forced its replacement
with another B-52D. The replacement
aircraft, painted with “Old 100” markings,
was itself a veteran of numerous
Arc Light sorties.
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