The United States Air Force has operated the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress for ... The original B-52A made its maiden flight in 1954, while the B-52B officially entered service a year ...

The B-52H 61-0028 "Wolfpack" had forward fuselage ... with a surface area larger than a Boeing 747's wing. The NB-52B's last mission took place in 2004, when it launched the X-43A, which reached a ...