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Increasing Lethality, Warfighting, and Readiness with the B-52
The B-52 Stratofortress has been a stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s. From serving as the key component of our ...
The coolest part of this B-52 mission is its name: VIKING NEBULA
VIKING NEBULA shows what happens when military operation planners try to come up with a good mission name, unlike Odyssey ...
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5 Odd Facts About The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress That You May Not Know
A B-52 bomber has the wingspan equivalent to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Each B-52 Stratofortress is powered by 8 Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines. The B-52 bomber requires a crew of 5 for ...
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A weapons system that refuses to quit – the B-52
President Trump announced a contract awarded to Boeing to build the newest fighter aircraft – the F-47 – that will far ...
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New Engines Could Propel The B-52 Beyond Its 100th Birthday
First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...
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Estonian Independence Day Marked With B-52, F-35, and F/A-18 Flypast
The B-52, callsign MARB 11, departed Fairford at around 0700 UTC heading north east for a routing over Denmark and through the middle of the Baltic Sea. After rendezvousing with the fighter ...