Campaign seeks funds to restore historic B-52 bomber

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History has launched an online campaign looking for funds to restore the first plane to ever drop a hydrogen bomb.
The B-52 bomber, first assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base in 1955, participated in Operation Redwing and Operation Dominic during its time in service. During Operation Redwing, it dropped a bomb named Cherokee at Bikini Atoll.
“It has a history that far surpasses most everything else that we have here,