Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

B-52 “Stratofortress”

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2025

1. B-52 “Stratofortress” Marker

Inscription. The B-52 Stratofortress was one of the most durable aircraft in history. Conceived in the late 1940s, designed and built by Boeing Aircraft in the 1950s, B-52s maintained continuous alert with nuclear devices and carried conventional weapons into battle. Over the years the bombers were equipped with weapons of ever-increasing technology such as the Hound Dog and Quail missiles, the short range attack missile, and the air launched cruise missile.

Characteristics: Span: 185' • Length: 158' • Height: 41' • Gross weight: 480,000 lbs • Top speed: 660 mph • Range: 10,000 miles: • Ordnance: 40,000 lbs.

Dedicated April 24, 1984
Gen James P. Mullins
AFLC Commander

Erected 1984 by Air Force Logistics Command.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. A significant historical date for this entry is April 24, 1984.

Location. 35° 26.014′ N, 97° 24.189′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. It is in Tinker Air Force Base. It can be reached from South Air Depot Boulevard near Interstate 40, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this

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post office area: Oklahoma City OK 73145, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma — Frontier Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM) (within shouting distance of this marker); First Tornado Forecast (within shouting distance of this marker); B-29 “Superfortress” (within shouting distance of this marker); B-1 “Lancer” (within shouting distance of this marker); Tinker Air Force Base POW/MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); F-4D “Phantom II” (within shouting distance of this marker); C-135 “Stratolifter” (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas Aircraft Historic Buildings (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 21, 2025

2. B-52 “Stratofortress” Marker

of all markers in Oklahoma City.

More about this marker. It is in Charles B. Hall Airpark at the entrance to Tinker Air Force Base. The airpark is open to the public from dawn to dusk daily unless heightened security warrants closure.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.