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The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, ... In case of war, B-52s would coordinate with tanker support and surveillance aircraft. B-52Gs ...
The Sayyd Alma Kalayy airstrike was a major friendly fire incident via airstrike during the Invasion of Afghanistan.It happened on December 5, 2001 when a U.S. soldier responsible for calling in airstrikes accidentally misguided the Boeing B-52 bomber to strike a hill held by American Special Forces and dozens of their Afghan allies.
A Boeing B-52H Stratofortress in flight. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been operational with the United States Air Force since 5 June 1955. This list is of accidents and incidents involving the B-52 resulting in loss of life, severe injuries, or a loss of an aircraft (damaged beyond repair).
May 2007 photo of the Boeing RB-52B-5-BO Stratofortress 52–005 with tail colour for the Yellowtails Squadron – 330th BS/93rd BW. Initially retired to Davis-Monthan AFB in February 1966, was used as a maintenance trainer at Lowry Technical Training Center until April 1982.
Boom operator's view of a B-52 from a KC-135 tanker. The planes collided, with the nozzle of the refueling boom striking the top of the B-52 fuselage, breaking a longeron and snapping off the left wing, [7] [8] which resulted in an explosion that was witnessed by a second B-52 about a mile (1.6 km) away. [9]
The B-52 that accompanied us across the Pacific Ocean had landed in Japan. ... that has outlasted the Cold War by more than 30 years. The Boeing B-52H Stratofortress is America’s primary ...
The U.S. Air Force recently announced that the last squadrons of the legendary B-52's have returned home after concluding operations against ISIS. 11 photos of the legendary B-52 Stratofortress bomber
Northrop's B-21 may be the future of U.S. Air Force bombers, but right now it's Boeing's B-52 that's winning all the cash. Boeing's Big Win: $14.3 Billion to Modernize the B-52 and B-1 Bombers ...