The remarkable thing about the B-52 is the aircraft’s age. The eight-engine bomber has been in service since the 1950s—and there are plans to keep the bomber in service until the 2050s ...

SEVEN. A B-52 BOMBER IS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE THIS WEEK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUR HOURS INTO TRAINING ON A FLIGHT OUT OF LOUISIANA ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN IT ...

Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.

B-52 Stratofortresses have been the mainstay of the Air Force’s bomber fleet since they were developed for the Offutt-based Strategic Air Command in the early 1950s. The B-52, tail number 60 ...

The Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903, and a decade later, the first bomber took to the skies, a biplane that carried a dozen 10 lb. bombs. By World War II, bombers became some of the most ...

The strategic bomber has remained in service despite developing advanced bombers like the Convair B-58 Hustler and stealth Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. Despite several wars, the B-52 has dropped only ...

While the U.S. Air Force’s upcoming B-21 stealth bomber deserves all the press it ... the U.S. Air Force solely relied on its B-52 Stratofortress airframes as its primary strategic bombers.

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the backbone of the US Military strategic bomber fleet, the B-52 Stratofortress. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily Aviation ...

A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. (Courtesy photo) Edwards Air Force Base, California ...

This was the case on January 24, 1961, when a B-52 bomber carrying two powerful hydrogen bombs took off on a routine mission over Goldsboro, North Carolina. During the mission, the plane ...

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