Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the ...

The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform.

A B-52 bomber has the wingspan equivalent to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Each B-52 Stratofortress is powered by 8 Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines. The B-52 bomber requires a crew of 5 for ...

One expert speculated that such heavy military hardware would be needed if the US carried out a strike against Iran or its ...

A 65-year-old B-52 Stratofortress landed safely at Offutt Air Force Base about two hours after declaring an emergency over Louisiana.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - KTBS is celebrating 70 years in the ArkLaTex, and even before the first broadcast Barksdale Air Force ...

First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...

The speculation proved correct as three United States Air Force B52 bombers have now landed in Gloucestershire at RAF Fairford. The arrival of 747 and 767 supply planes from the Minot Air Base in ...

Considering that the primary goal of the project was to test strategic assets like the B-52 Stratofortress and the E-4 National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP), the modified Boeing 747 ...

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived in Europe as part of a routine Bomber Task Force-Europe ...

The U.S. Air Force’s latest B-52 variant just reached another milestone ... set to be incorporated into the B-52J. When the new Stratofortress variant is officially introduced to service ...

The B-52 Stratofortress was built in 1952. With a few modifications, Model B entered service in 1955. "It's a remarkably overbuilt, overengineered airframe and there are very few things that are ...