The U.S. Air Force strengthens strategic deterrence with long-range B-52 exercises during primary nuclear training operations ...

The B-52 Stratofortress isn’t just a bomber it’s a flying piece of history, still serving decades after its first flight in ...

The B-52 Stratofortress can carry up to 70,000 pounds of ordinance, surpassing other US bombers. Originally equipped with a defensive cannon, B-52s were later modified to carry cruise missiles.

Ultimately, Boeing’s Model 462 was awarded the contract and the B-52’s origin story officially began. When the Stratofortress first reached operational capacity, it instantly became a Cold War ...

Residents near Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford heard the sounds of four Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers for the last time, at least for the next few months, as the United States Air ...

S. Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, en route to Australia in 1982. NASM/ USAF Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex R. Taningco STANDING ON A STEPLADDER IN THE GLOOM of the B-52’s cavernous bomb bay ...

As the B-52’s name, Stratofortress, suggests, these complex machines are cloud-hugging heavy-lifters. According to Boeing, “The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of ...

Back in St. George, at the newspaper offices, then located at 275 E. St. George Boulevard, Managing Editor Carrick Leavitt ...