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A B-52 carrying nuclear weapons was a key part of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 black comedy film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. [308] A 1960s hairstyle, the beehive, is also called a B-52 for its resemblance to the aircraft's distinctive nose. [309] The popular band the B-52's was subsequently named after this ...
Operation Power Flite was a United States Air Force mission in which three Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses became the first jet aircraft to circle the world nonstop, when they made the journey in January 1957 in 45 hours and 19 minutes, using in-flight refueling to stay aloft.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered, strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1955. The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962.
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
The only active operational model of the B-52 is the B-52H. It is currently stationed at three USAF bases, flown by four wings: [1] 2nd Bomb Wing (AFGSC) – Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. 11th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Gold Tail Stripe) 20th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Blue Tail Stripe)
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Water Planet, 1991 book of poetry by Ralph Fletcher; The Water Planet: A Celebration of the Wonder of Water, 1988 book by Lyall Watson "Navigation 01: The Water Planet" (Japanese: 水の惑星, romanized: Mizu no Wakusei), a chapter from the first volume of the serial manga comic Aqua; see List of Aria chapters
At its retirement on 17 December 2004, Balls 8 was the oldest active B-52 in service, and the only active B-52 that was not an H model. It also had the lowest total airframe time of any operational B-52. It is on permanent public display near the north gate of Edwards Air Force Base in California. [2]