What makes the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress so long-lasting?
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Two decades ago, working on the B-52 seemed like a brief assignment - not a career
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The Incredible 50-year-old Plane on the Front Lines of the North
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Stratofortress: The Boeing B-52 Was the Greatest Fighting Airplane?
Why would the B-52 be upgraded with 8 engines instead of 4 more efficient engines (for maintenance purposes alone)? - Quora
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B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Getting Fighter-Like Radar to Stay Fit
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The B-52 Will No Longer Carry Certain Nuclear Weapons. Here's Why
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The Boeing B-52 Was the Greatest Fighting Airplane of Them All
What is the largest number of conventional gravity bombs that a B-52 Stratofortress can carry? I've read about 50, yet I've also read that the B-29 Superfortess bombers could carry about 32.
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B-52H Stratofortress Bomber, United States of America
Why are planes like the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (Buff), and the Russian Tupolev 95 (Bear), Bombers still needed when we have missiles of various types that can reach any part of the
Which bomber is more powerful, the B-2 or the B-52? - Quora
Why did the B-29 Superfortress last in US military service for only a few years but the B-52 Stratofortress, designed only a few years later, last for so long? - Quora
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100 Years In Service? US Air Force Says B-52 Bombers Equipped With