T he United States Air Force has 85 active Boeing B-52H Stratofortresses still in the inventory of the 744 that were built.

The B-52H is the service’s primary strategic nuclear and conventional weapons platform. When it comes to legendary aircraft, ...

Noteworthy it was during Operation Arc Light that the B-52 Stratofortress gained its famous nickname, becoming the “BUFF” an acronym for “Big Ugly Fat F*cker”, that in polite company and ...

Look no further than the B-52, also known as the “BUFF” for “Big, Ugly, Fat F*cker.” Boeing built more than 700 of the bombes between 1952 and 1962 and the Air Force expects to keep flying ...

Multiple generations of military aircraft have come and gone since the B-52 first took flight, but the "Buff" (as pilots prefer to call it) will likely remain in service for another three decades.

earning the new class of bomber the unofficial nickname “BUFF” — short for “Big Ugly Fat Fuckers.” But for decades, the B-52 has remained the backbone of America’s global military ...

That makes the BUFF, with its long, swept-back wings and narrow body, the most abundant. “The B-52 has been a workhorse of the Air Force for decades,” says Todd Harrison, who directs the ...

As we extensively reported, the B-52 Stratofortress is about to undergo ... The new F130 engines will increase the range of the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fellow), enhance field performance, improve ...

Despite its age, the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness. Part of the reason for its long service is that the Buff, or “Big Ugly Fat Fella”, as it’s known ...

The B-52 has only been able to carry smart weapons on its external pylons, with its internal weapons bay being relegated to nuclear and dumb bombs, as well as some older cruise missiles.

The 96th Bomb Squadron brings you on a B-52 training mission from Barksdale ... and landing with the Buff (Big Ugly Fat Fellow).

The United States continued working on its strategic bomber force, and by 1955, it introduced the iconic B-52 Stratofortress, now known as the Big Ugly Fat Fella (BUFF), which upgraded from the ...