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Life Inside Feared US Air Force B-52 Bomber Flying at Extreme Altitudes
Welcome to the Fluctus Channel. In this episode, we dive into world of the United States Air Force's legendary aircraft, the ...
The National Interest on MSN15h
America Needs More B-21 Raiders, Four-Star General Says
Air Force General Anthony J. Cotton recently said he wanted a 220-aircraft bomber fleet. This would mean ordering 140 B-21 ...
The Aviationist on MSN11h
Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel
On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially ...
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North Korea lashes out at Air Force’s ‘Swan of Death’ bomber deployment in Japan
Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean 1,891 miles south of Misawa, is a forward operating location for U.S. bombers ...
The National Interest on MSN20h
B-52 Bombers Begin Nuclear Training Over the American Heartland
The U.S. Air Force strengthens strategic deterrence with long-range B-52 exercises during primary nuclear training operations ...
B-52 veterans
In April, 2002, in Wichita, Kansas, coinciding with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the B-52's first test flight ...
For Scale
It was longer than any bombing campaign during World War II or any other war that came before; it remains the longest bombing ...
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Original Owner: This B-52 Navigator Fell for a ’73 Big-Block Corvette
Webb entered the Air Force in 1971 and served as a B-52 navigator on active duty until 1981. Afterward, he joined the Air Force Reserve as a C-130 navigator and retired in January 2004. He then worked ...
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B52 bomb-bay misrepresents aircraft's size
A B52 US bomber is the highlight for visitors to the Darwin Aviation Museum in the Northern Territory. The workings of this monster aircraft are explained clearly by guides within the museum. There ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6d
Flying the B-52: Cold War Giant, Still on Duty
The B-52 Stratofortress isn’t just a bomber it’s a flying piece of history, still serving decades after its first flight in ...
Why Did The USAF Discontinue The B-58 Hustler Jet Bomber Without A Replacement?
The B-58 Hustler was well named: it could hit Mach 2, the first bomber to go so fast. So why did the Air Force dump it ...