The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress began her life at the Boeing
Aircraft Corp back in 1946. She was the answer to the problem that
General Curtis LeMay of the USAF was looking for: A BIG bomber. The
B-52, in 1955 entered the service of the USAF and as of 2016 she is
still in service and on active duty. The B-52 had lived through the
Cold War, being on alert 24/7 in case the Russian Bear stepped out
of line. The B-52 saw service in the Vietnam War of which Operation
Rolling Thunder became one of the monumental programs in USAF
history. The B-52 went on to service in the deserts of the Middle
East in Operation Desert Storm and later in Enduring Freedom and
Afghanistan. Through all this, the B-52 has stood for the many
revisions, from A to H, that have been done to her massive airframe
and her cockpit, which is now an up to-date glass cockpit. Of the
744 that were built 85 of the 'H' model still remain in service.
Her armament capacity is immense. 50 years of service, and many
battle scars later, still the B-52 remains the Queen of the skies
of War.
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