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 new Rolls Royce F130 engines ...

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 Bomber Task Force 25-2 deployment. Created in 2018, the Bomber Task ...

Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner ... over North Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. A single B-52D, nicknamed the “Diamond Lil,” stands out. This was a bomber that ...

"So our squadron motto is first to bomb." "So just seeing all of the B-52 is out on the ramp every day makes you really appreciate the history behind them, not just for the 96th, but for all of ...

ROME, N.Y. (WSYR) — Destructive winds from last summer’s tornado were strong enough to damage and displace Rome’s historic B-52 bomber from its concrete pedestal. Oneida County has now ...

The B-52 is a long-range, subsonic bomber capable of carrying nuclear warheads, cruise missiles and other heavy bombs. It was first introduced in 1952 and is one of the oldest aircraft designs ...

According to the Museum of Flight, the Boeing B-52 was a strategic long-range bomber originally designed to deliver nuclear weapons from high altitudes. During the Vietnam War, designers adapted ...

14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.) ...

Oneida County is contributing $150,000 to project to restore B-52 bomber at Griffiss Business ... and the ones who then went off to Korea or Vietnam. The plan needs to go back on its podium ...

ROME, N.Y. -- The B-52 aircraft located at Griffiss Business and Technology Park, which was damaged during last summer’s tornado in Rome, is set to undergo renovations. On Wednesday, County Executive ...

If that day comes when Iran is too close to a bomb, there is one U.S. warplane that will get the call: the B-2 Spirit stealth ... collapse and crater the facility. Guarantee your targeting options ...