B-52 Paint Scheme resembling NB-52E On September 30, 2024, the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron debuted a distinctive “test orange” paint scheme for the B-52 Stratofortress in honor of its…
‘We were tasked by the JCS to fly a mission deep into the Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf to surveil the Soviet Fleet. At this time, the US 7th Fleet was in the…
“The B-52 had crashed shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board and, because it was fully loaded with hundreds of thousands of pounds of fuel, creating a massive conflagration off…
Ejection seat An ejection seat is a mechanism installed in an aircraft that is intended to save the pilot or other crew members in the event of an emergency. Most…
B-52 modified for low-level flight America’s first heavy bomber with swept wings and a long-range was the B-52 Stratofortress. It started as a high-altitude, intercontinental nuclear bomber, and its operating…
‘Fearing what two engines departing the plane might do to my aerodynamics, to say nothing of what would happen if they hit the tail on the way by, I shouted…
In 1990, five miles off the USS Independence, a USAF B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber requested permission to do a fly-by. The carrier accepted the request but stated that there was…
Originally intended for launch from the Lockheed A-12, the D-21 was forced to find a replacement carrier due to technical issues that resulted in a deadly accident The Lockheed D-21…
Since they flew too high to be seen or heard, B-52 bombers became one of the Viet Cong’s most feared weapons The Stratofortress flew her first combat missions as a…
During his 36th combat sortie, Stewart is shown here piloting B-52F 57-0149 during a daytime bombing mission against Viet Cong infiltrators The amazing artwork by Mark Postlethwaite that is shown…