Today the B-52 Stratofortress is able to employ nearly 50 types of various munitions as recently proved by Airmen from the…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
[Video] The B-52 Strategic Bomber that Landed at Duxford and Performed the Shortest Runway Landing Ever Done by a BUFF
by Dario LeoneThe impressive video in this post shows a retired B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber landing at the IWM Duxford airfield before being…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The 11 Days that Ended 11 Years of War: the B-52 and Operation Linebacker II
by Dario LeoneBy the eleventh day of Operation Linebacker II, the North Vietnamese were at the mercy of the B-52. The North Vietnamese…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former BUFF driver explains B-52D’s Emergency Procedures
by Dario LeoneThe “D” also used very high pressure pneumatic air. The emergency procedure if this system sprung a leak proved the most…
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Cold War EraMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
B-52D Diamond Lil tail gunner explains how he scored the last confirmed kill by a tail gunner in wartime
by Don Branum“I fired at the bandit until it ballooned to 3 times in intensity then suddenly disappeared from my radar scope at…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former North Vietnamese MiG-21 pilot explains how he was able to shoot down a USAF B-52 during Operation Linebacker II
by Dario Leone“I launched two heat seeking missiles from a distance of 2 kilometers. Big flames were visible around the second B-52 when…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former B-52 pilot tells the story of a scary bomb run during the Vietnam War
by Dario Leone“Then the bomb run began in the early morning darkness over an Asian jungle. Our three-abreast, triangular-shaped formation banked steeply, ominously,…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Operation Arc Light: when the iconic B-52 Stratofortress earned the nickname “BUFF”
by Dario LeoneFlying too high to be seen or heard B-52 bombers became one of the weapons most feared by the Viet Cong…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS SHOW B-52 BOMBERS COMMITMENT DURING OPERATION LINEBACKER II, THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS OVER NORTH VIETNAM
by Dario LeoneDuring Operations Freedom Train and Linebacker the B-52 community played a major role in bringing north Vietnam back the negotiating table…
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Aviation HistoryMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
HERE’S HOW B-52 TAIL GUNNERS TURNED THE BUFF INTO A MiG KILLER
by Dario LeoneThe BUFF MiG kills were both scored during Operation Linebacker II, the Christmas strategic air offensive against the industrial and logistical…
