Stratofortress, the Stratocaster of Bombers!There were bombers before the B-52, and bombers after the B-52, but I think the BUFF still holds the title of most awe-inspiring bomber ever built. The ones flying today are only a couple years younger than I am and are still badass looking. Me, not so much.
Via Strategy Page:
After the active duty left in 92, the buried B-58 aircraft site was dug up and all hauled away. There was also a munitions bunker in the bomb dump that was used to store the damaged physics packages after the incident. It too had residual radioactivity. It was torn down and hauled off to a hazmat site out West.And we had our own Broken Arrow incident. Apparently there is a spot on the grounds where the debris was buried.
so one B-52 was the equivalent of 15 B-17's in WW2 or 5-12 B-29's and it could do it higher, faster and farther.Another cool pic.
View attachment 285727 24 750lb dumb bombs can be carried on the underwing pylons.
The bomb bays were designed to carry nuclear weapons, and originally could carry only about 27 conventional bombs internally. During the Vietnam war, many of the D model B-52’s were converted under the “Big Belly” program to strictly conventional use and were able to carry 84 500-pound bombs in the bomb bays along with the 24 750-pound bombs under the wings for a total of 60,000 pounds of ordnance.
First off,So it’s going to be the J model:
It’s Official: The Re-Engined B-52 Will be the B-52J
As soon as they get new engines, B-52H bombers will be designated as B-52J aircraft, Air Force budget documents show.www.airandspaceforces.com
Oh man, I had almost forgotten about those B52s!
I thought it was... never need to be removed for an overhaul
Must not have any moving parts.
Actaeon remembers.I thought it was... never need to be removed for an overhaul
I haven’t read any books that told the countless stories of those civilians standing up to the tyranny of the nazis. I can only conclude they were actively supporting the genocide being perpetrated by those same nazis. Nothing sad about the acts of the Allied military during WWII.The west can write history however it wants, carpet bombing civilians is sad.
He was banned back in 2020.I haven’t read any books that told the countless stories of those civilians standing up to the tyranny of the nazis. I can only conclude they were actively supporting the genocide being perpetrated by those same nazis. Nothing sad about the acts of the Allied military during WWII.