‘We do heavy maintenance to the B-52. I mean heavy,’ Darren Dennis, Aerospace Propulsion Apprentice at US Air Force. The B-52 Stratofortress has served as the backbone of the US-manned…
In support of U.S. Central Command’s Operation Inherent Resolve, the 23rd Bomber Squadron delivered several B-52s to the Middle East The interesting pictures in this post depict a B-52H Stratofortress…
“The F-14, however, flown by “nasal radiators,” kicked our ass. Most incredibly, the Tomcat got immediately on our ‘six’ despite coming at us head-on and having to turn 180 degrees…
On March 2, 2017, Lt. Col. Steven R. Smith, a flying instructor with the 93rd Bomb Squadron, surpassed the 10,000-hour milestone in the B-52 Stratofortress At Barksdale Air Force Base…
Bowles views Desert Storm to be a career-defining event, having conducted 25 combat missions in ten weeks Jim Bowles, a former US Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress Commander and Air…
Flak-Bait II now shares a name with the first bomber and its history A Martin B-26 Marauder by the name of Flak-Bait had completed 207 missions by the time World…
Jimmy Stewart, a skilled pilot, and a devoted patriot insisted on taking part in an airstrike against VC sites in 1966 by piloting B-52F 57-0149 on a mission The B-52…
The B-1 and B-2 pilots will be brought home from the boneyard in the B-52 Stratofortress, according to an old joke that circulates around the bomber fleet. That could be…
This post’s stunning video shows a decommissioned B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber landing at IWM Duxford before being placed on display at the American Air Museum This post features stunning footage…
The B-52 took part in Operation Secret Squirrel for the first time since the Vietnam War. By disrupting the Iraqi military’s ability to communicate and produce power, the goal was…