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The story of the XB-52 and YB-52, the prototype B-52s scrapped after First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s 'beautification' of the US Air Force Museum

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the XB-52 and YB-52, the prototype B-52s scrapped after First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s ‘beautification’ of the US Air Force Museum

Dario Leone

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Here’s an important but rarely noted Feature of all B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers: the Folding Tail.

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here’s an important but rarely noted Feature of all B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers: the Folding Tail.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

The story of the B-52 Stratofortress that carried the Flashback Test Vehicle, the Nuclear Bomb Bigger than the Soviet Tsar Bomba

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons

The story of the B-52 Stratofortress that carried the Flashback Test Vehicle, the Nuclear Bomb Bigger than the Soviet Tsar Bomba

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

Announcement of new B-52 engines imminent

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF B-52 bomber departed RAF Fairford at 11:37pm on Sunday Night and RTB at 10:52pm on Monday, spending almost 24 hours in the air

Dario Leone

Disassembled B-52H arrives in Oklahoma City ending a Road Trip of almost four weeks. The BUFF will support the B-52 Bomber Fleet Modernization Effort.

Military Aviation

Disassembled B-52H arrives in Oklahoma City ending a Road Trip of almost four weeks. The BUFF will support the B-52 Bomber Fleet Modernization Effort.

Dario Leone

Disassembled B-52H arrives in Oklahoma City ending a Road Trip of almost four weeks. The BUFF will support the B-52 Bomber Fleet Modernization Effort.

Military Aviation

A disassembled B-52H Strategic Bomber is taking a Road Trip from Tucson to Oklahoma City and here are some awesome photos of her journey

Dario Leone

The story of the low-level flight tactics devised to allow Soviet M-4 and 3M Bison bombers to penetrate NATO air defence system

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of the low-level flight tactics devised to allow Soviet M-4 and 3M Bison bombers to penetrate NATO air defence system

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Schiffer Military

Announcement of new B-52 engines imminent

Military Aviation

The announcement of the contract for new B-52 Engines is imminent

Dario Leone

The 11 Days that Ended 11 Years of War: the B-52 and Operation Linebacker II

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

How outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned North Vietnamese SAM Systems led to the shooting down of 15 B-52 bombers during Operation Linebacker II

Dario Leone

AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite

Military Aviation / Weapons

AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile flight test fails again after rocket motor did not ignite

Dario Leone

B-52 strategic bombers conduct impressive elephant walk at Barksdale AFB

Military Aviation

B-52 strategic bombers conduct impressive elephant walk at Barksdale AFB

Dario Leone

Former B-52 Pilot Tells the Story behind this Photo of two BUFFs Buzzing USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former B-52 Pilot Tells the Story behind this Photo of two BUFFs Buzzing USS Midway Aircraft Carrier

Dario Leone

B-52H Launching an AGM-86B

Military Aviation / Weapons

USAF is Developing a New Nuclear Weapon for the Venerable B-52 Strategic Bomber

Dario Leone

B-21 First Flight slated for December 2021, more B-52s to Come Out of Boneyard

Military Aviation

B-21 First Flight slated for December 2021, more B-52s to Come Out of Boneyard

Dario Leone

Rolls-Royce to offer F130 turbofan for B-52 re-engine competition. If it wins, it will build them in Indianapolis.

Military Aviation

Rolls-Royce to offer F130 turbofan for B-52 re-engine competition. If it wins, it will build them in Indianapolis.

Dario Leone

That Time a B-52 Aircrew Fell Asleep While RTB from a Bomb Run during the Vietnam War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

That Time a B-52 Aircrew Fell Asleep While RTB from a Bomb Run during the Vietnam War

Dario Leone

Remembering Capt. Thomas, the co-pilot of Charcoal 01, the first B-52 shot down during Operation Linebacker II

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Remembering Capt. Thomas, the co-pilot of Charcoal 01, the first B-52 shot down during Operation Linebacker II

Dario Leone

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