The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible ...

Why is a bomber built in the 1950s still one of the most feared weapons in the skies today? Discover the incredible story of ...

The iconic B-52 Stratofortress has unique landing gear just for its wing tips thanks to the massive amount of weight of its ...

Manufacturer: Boeing Military Airplane Co. Power plant: Eight Pratt & Whitney engines TF33-P-3/103 turbofan Armament: Approximately 70,000 pounds mixed ordnance -- bombs, mines and missiles Speed ...

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. July 16, 2014. ... The B-52 was the U.S. Air Force’s main long-range heavy bomber during the Cold War, and continues to be an important part of the bomber force today.

When Michael Riggs started work on the Boeing B-52 programme almost 20 years ago, the newly-hired engineering graduate expected Boeing would soon move him off the Stratofortress programme.

Boeing's B-52 Stratofortress bomber prototype for the U.S. Air Force takes off on its first flight, on April 15, 1952 at Boeing Field in Seattle.

When General Nathan Twining, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957, called the Boeing B-52 “the long rifle of the air age” shortly after it entered service on June 29, 1955, no one ...

A massive Wichita-built B-52 Stratofortress arrived at Boeing Wichita today for some “permanent repairs,” a Boeing spokesman said. The U.S. Air Force heavy bomber was spotted flying over east ...

June 29, 2025, marks the 70th anniversary of the first operational Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 Stratofortress delivery ...

— -- This is the primary U.S. manned strategic bomber. The B-52 carries a crew of five, costs $30 million, and can fly as high as 50,000 feet, with a range of 8,800 miles. The B-52 can carry ...

The B-52 Radar Modernization Program has just started. With the landing at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air ...