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“Wise Guy” is Back

a young Air Force Captain named Aaron Hedrick flew B-52H Stratofortress, serial number 60-0034, “Wise Guy” from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Sentimental in the moment and believing he would be the last to fly the aircraft, he left a note on the

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