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.

"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 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 ...

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