In April, 2002, in Wichita, Kansas, coinciding with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the B-52's first test flight ...

The enhanced B-52 platform is expected to play a critical role in the Air Force’s bomber strategy for years to come.

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take ...

The heritage orange B-52 The original orange BUFFs The ... California (USA). The Boeing RB-52B-10-BO Stratofortress (USAF s/n 52-0008) was converted to the NB-52B and retired on 17 December ...

It was longer than any bombing campaign during World War II or any other war that came before; it remains the longest bombing ...

As the B-52’s name, Stratofortress, suggests, these complex machines are cloud-hugging heavy-lifters. According to Boeing, “The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of ...

S. Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, en route to Australia in 1982. NASM/ USAF Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex R. Taningco STANDING ON A STEPLADDER IN THE GLOOM of the B-52’s cavernous bomb bay ...

Later investigations found freakishly high radiation levels in the Wassaw Sound bay area. 9: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Operation Chrome Dome (1961 to 1968) was akin to a man protecting his garden ...