Summary and Key Points: The B-52 Stratofortress, a legendary U.S. Air Force strategic bomber, continues to serve over 70 years after its first flight. The upcoming B-52J variant marks the most ...
The U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress has flown for seven decades and could serve until 2050, but the idea of building new ...
High-altitude contrails frame the B-52 mothership as it carries the X-15 aloft for a research flight on 13 April 1960 on Air Force Maj. Robert M. White’s first X-15 flight. The X-15s were air ...