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 ...

The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber designed and developed by Boeing. The United States Air Force (USAF) and NASA have primarily operated the aircraft since its early days.

The speculation proved correct as three United States Air Force B52 bombers have now landed in Gloucestershire at RAF Fairford. The arrival of 747 and 767 supply planes from the Minot Air Base in ...

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

The B-52 Stratofortress was built in 1952. With a few modifications, Model B entered service in 1955. "It's a remarkably overbuilt, overengineered airframe and there are very few things that are ...

The U.S. Air Force’s latest B-52 ... Royce and Boeing on developing the F130, which represents just one of the many upgrades set to be incorporated into the B-52J. When the new Stratofortress ...

Just over a year after a Rockwell B-1B Lancer crashed while attempting ... in the total loss of the strategic bomber—a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was forced to make an emergency landing at ...

First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...

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