Originally tested in 1953 and entering service in 1955, the iconic B-52 Stratofortress is one of the oldest aircraft still in service today. Despite its age, this eight-engine bomber remains an ...
The B-52 was born in the shadow of World War II but entered a very different world. First flight: April 15, 1952. By the 1960s there were 742 airframes built across eight variants but the aircraft’s ...