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The B-52G entered service on 13 February 1959 (a day earlier, the last B-36 was retired, making SAC an all-jet bomber force). 193 B-52Gs were produced, making this the most produced B-52 variant. Most B-52Gs were destroyed in compliance with the 1992 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ; the last B-52G, number 58-224, was dismantled under New START ...
4039th Strategic Wing Griffiss AFB, New York; B-52G, 1960–1963 75th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated on 1 February 1963, assets to 668th BS/416th BW. 4042nd Strategic Wing K. I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan; B-52H, 1961–1963 526th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated on 1 February 1963, assets to 644th BS/410th BW. 4043rd Strategic Wing Wright ...
The 416th retained its B-52 aircraft and the wing was transferred to the newly established Air Combat Command (ACC), with Griffiss designated as an ACC base. The 416 BW was inactivated in 1995 as part of another post-Cold War drawdown of United States strategic forces pursuant to a 1993 BRAC decision. Closure of Griffiss AFB was part of this ...
A storm powerful enough to knock a B-52 bomber off a platform and tear the roof off a 19th century church ripped through central New York state, killing a man who went outside to check on his ...
58-0225 – Mohawk Valley B-52 Memorial in Rome, New York. It is marked as "0225 Mohawk Valley" and was operated by the 416th Bomb Wing at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. [34] The aircraft was damaged by an EF2 tornado on 16 July 2024. [35] 59-2577 – Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. [citation needed]
The AGM-86 ALCM is an American subsonic air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) built by Boeing and operated by the United States Air Force.This missile was developed to increase the effectiveness and survivability of the Boeing B-52G and B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, allowing the aircraft to deliver its payload from a great distance.
The P-409 would have been available as a new engine or as an upgrade kit for P-408 engines, but was never ordered in significant quantities. [11] [12] PW1212 J52-P-409 re-designated PW1216 An afterburning derivative of the J52-P409 engine proposed for the Grumman Sabre II concept (the project later evolved into the JF-17 Thunder).
The Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) is a development and acquisition program to develop a long-range strategic bomber for the United States Air Force, [1] intended to be a heavy-payload stealth aircraft that can deliver thermonuclear weapons. [2] Initial capability is planned for the mid-2020s.