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.

The United States continued working on its strategic bomber force, and by 1955, it introduced the iconic B-52 Stratofortress, now known as the Big Ugly Fat Fella (BUFF), which upgraded from the ...

Originally developed as a nuclear bomber ... the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness. Part of the reason for its long service is that the Buff, or “Big Ugly Fat ...

"Following two years of B-52 squadrons employing nearly 12,000 ... an Air Force spokesman said in a statement. The bomber, nicknamed the BUFF for "Big Ugly Fat Fellow," has been in service with ...

The sound of huge US bombers broke the silence of the early hours as they flew out of Gloucestershire on Monday morning ...

B52BomberDown.org sheds awareness for recovery efforts this year in Gulf of Mexico to find 8-member crew from downed B-52 in ...

With its 185 foot wingspan, the B-52, fondly nicknamed ‘Buff’ for big, ugly, fat fellow, will be flying overhead in Bossier for years to come. "It gives me a lot of joy and compassion about ...

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 bomber was displaced when a strong tornado ripped through Rome on July 16, 2025, causing $40 million in damage.

The B-52 joined the bomber fleet in the 1960s after being developed through the 1950s. So the plane, lovingly referred to as the “Buff” within the Air Force, is an early Cold War relic in ...