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5 Odd Facts About The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress That You May Not Know
The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber designed and developed by Boeing. The United States Air Force (USAF) and NASA have primarily operated the aircraft since its early days.
How Many B-52 Stratofortresses Were Built?
The legendary B-52 Stratofortress, behemoth of the sky built to fight the unthinkable war, nearly a century later the fleet ...
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The U.S. Air Force Conducted a Live Weapons Drop Over Sweden
Two Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers were deployed to conduct a “low-pass flyover in Sweden.” The flight marked the first anniversary of the nation’s accession to NATO. What wasn’t noted was the ...
B-52 BUFF isn’t bluffing Iran: CHAMP missile can hit underground nuclear plants
The high-power microwave energy weapon can incapacitate or damage the electronic systems of Iran’s underground nuclear plants ...
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Nuclear-Capable US Bomber Spotted Near Russia, Riles Russian Media
A US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a long-range strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew just 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Russian border, triggering a wave of reactions ...
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KTBS celebrates 70 years of B-52's sound of freedom
The B-52 Stratofortress was built in 1952. With a few modifications, Model B entered service in 1955. "It's a remarkably overbuilt, overengineered airframe and there are very few things that are ...
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A B-52 Stratofortress Buzzed Russia To Celebrate Estonia’s Independence Day
The B-52 and accompanying fighter aircraft flew ... the day was commemorated by a flight of a United States Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress over Freedom Square in the capital of Tallinn.