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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. ... Wingspan: 185 ft 0 in (56.4 m) Height: 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m)
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered, strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1955. The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962.
May 2007 photo of the Boeing RB-52B-5-BO Stratofortress 52–005 with tail colour for the Yellowtails Squadron – 330th BS/93rd BW. Initially retired to Davis-Monthan AFB in February 1966, was used as a maintenance trainer at Lowry Technical Training Center until April 1982.
The U.S. Air Force recently announced that the last squadrons of the legendary B-52's have returned home after concluding operations against ISIS. 11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber
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These studies proved valuable in development of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, which first flew on April 15, ... Wingspan: 135 ft 0 in (41.15 m) Height: ...
At its retirement on 17 December 2004, Balls 8 was the oldest active B-52 in service, and the only active B-52 that was not an H model. It also had the lowest total airframe time of any operational B-52. It is on permanent public display near the north gate of Edwards Air Force Base in California. [2]
A 3rd TFW F-4E dropping a GBU-15(V)1/B, in 1985. Flight testing of the weapon began in 1975. The GBU-15 with television guidance, completed full-scale operational test and evaluation in November 1983. In February 1985, initial operational test and evaluation was completed on the imaging infrared guidance seeker.