In December 1972, President Nixon launched Operation Linebacker II, the largest bombing campaign since WWII, intended to ...

On the plane to Hanoi in December of 2015, I opened my morning copy of the New York Times to find an article by Dave Philipps: “After 60 Years, B-52’s Still Dominate the U.S. Fleet.” The piece stuck ...

The B-52 crews were able to claim the bragging rights of a 2:0 kill ratio against their nimbler aerial adversaries. “The first shootdown came on Dec. 18, 1972, after Turner’s B-52D took off from ...

The United States Air Force has 85 active Boeing B-52H Stratofortresses still in the inventory of the 744 that were built. Of those 85 gigantic jet bombers, 58 are considered operational, while around ...

The enhanced B-52 platform is expected to play a critical role in the Air Force’s bomber strategy for years to come. Efforts to incorporate new upgrades to the Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress may be ...