Wise Guy back in the skies

A BOMBER that spent over a decade in the desert waiting to be used for spares for other B-52Hs has been resurrected at RAF Fairford for drills.

The B-52 Stratofortress was one of four huge US planes to land at the base on Thursday.

The four US Air Force bombers belong to the 5th Bomb Wing from the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.

One of the bombers that arrived at RAF Fairford, nicknamed “Wise Guy”, was recently regenerated to active service.

It was retired in 2016 and was expected to be stripped for parts and never fly again.

However, the plan soon changed when another bomber crashed in Guam and the US fleet needed to be restored. Wise Guy was resurrected from “The Boneyard” in Tucson, Arizona, and returned to active service last year after spending 10 years in the desert.

US Air Force/Kelly White > B-52 Stratofortress bomber Wise Guy being prepared to return to action at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

SWNS > One of the four US planes that landed at RAF Fairford on Thursday