The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform.

The U.S. Air Force long has kept the same three bombers in rotation, but that will soon change. The United States has the most robust fleet of strategic bombers on Earth. For a generation, the U.S.

Two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base touched down in the UK on Feb. 11, 2025 to kick off the ...

Last Wednesday’s emergency landing is the third incident involving a U.S. Air Force warplane since the beginning of the year.

The B-32 only flew some recon missions and engaged in some skirmishes in the closing days of WWII before being retired and ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

Perfect for a military veteran or active duty service unit member who served in a B52 Stratofortress bomber squadron or loves to fly airplanes, collect jacket patches, or studies aircraft blueprints ...

Fairford operates jointly as one of the USAF's European air bases. Iconic B52 Stratofortress planes have been regular ...

and even before the first broadcast Barksdale Air Force Base was here and an aircraft that would become the backbone of the U.S. bomber force was being engineered. The B-52 Stratofortress was ...

A 65-year-old B-52 Stratofortress landed safely at Offutt Air Force Base about two hours after declaring an emergency over Louisiana.

U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived in Europe as part of a routine Bomber Task Force-Europe ...