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B-52 tail gunners scored two kills in the last bombing campign of the Vietnam War

Moore’s MIG kill was the last recorded by a strategic bomber in wartime. He was awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The Sneaky Way the B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Might ‘Fly’ for 100 Years

Forget low-altitude carpet bombing—the B-52 bomber’s future is as a standoff “missile truck” that slings precision weapons ...
The National Interest on MSN

America’s B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Might Be Headed Back to Europe

The goal of the B-52’s BTF missions is to be unpredictable, while allowing US bomber crews to conduct joint operations with ...
The Aviationist on MSN

B-52s Arrive at RAF Fairford for Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2

Two B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers arrived in the UK from Barksdale AFB on Sept. 12 ahead of Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2, which kicks off next ...
The National Interest

America’s B-52 Bombers Are Back in Guam—for Now

It is unclear how many airmen, including support personnel, were deployed to Spain or Guam for the abridged BTF deployments. However, the deployment was no vacation. The United States Air Force ...
The National Interest

An Air Force B-52 Nearly Collides with a Civilian Airliner

The B-52 can fly at a top speed of Mach 0.86, outpacing the maximum operating speed for commercial airlines. A near collision between a US Air Force B-52 “Stratofortress” and a commercial airliner ...
The Hill

Passenger jet pilot makes hard midair turn to avoid B-52 bomber

A passenger jet made a hard turn midair Friday to avoid a collision with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot and the Air Force. SkyWest Flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis, ...