The B-52 bomber remains essential due to structural viability and cutting-edge upgrades. Despite its 1960s origins, enhanced avionics, advanced weaponry, and the new Rolls Royce F-130 engines have ...

“They sort of think that if you drop the bomb out of the bomb bay, you must have intended to ... This was the case on January 24, 1961, when a B-52 bomber carrying two powerful hydrogen bombs ...

Summary: The B-47 Stratojet, the U.S.'s first jet bomber, was introduced in 1951 ... Then you’ve got the B-52 Stratofortress, a massive eight-engine brute that has been in service for seven ...