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"Cool! Is it stripped inside?" well, i arrived on guam in '97. we were responsible for the maintenance (sheetmetal, structural and washing) for the static displays and any transient aircraft that broke there as well. when i got there, there were a couple old bomber jackets and flight helmets still in the cockpit along with some other period specific paraphenalia. typhoon paka tore one of the flaps and half of the rudder off the B-52. so we rebuilt it. during that process, we noticed toward the end there were beer bottles and other evidence that someone had been inside the aircraft. we had the only set of keys that i knew of. the only other entry point was through the wheelwells. so we covered them up with some sheetmetal. but before we finished, the jackets etc. were missing. tragic loss of some historical items if you ask me. as far as the aircraft being stripped... the engines are still intact as well as all instrumentation in the cockpit. I am sure that after all these years sitting there, it is not functional. i actually talked to the retired pilot who claimed to have flown the jet there for it's final flight. he told me that they landed and taxiid right up on the grass in the park where it now sits anchored to steel stands on a large concrete slab. it is a shame to lose something like the items inside the aircraft to what i believe was just a couple teenagers having fun.