The Air Force’s Newest B-52 Turns 50 -- DoD Buzz
The Air Force’s youngest B-52 Stratofortress will turn 50 years old this October.
It’s the subject of a terrific writeup by Tech Sgt. Chris Powell, packed with great detail about the bomber, and also telling in what it doesn’t say: The Air Force’s forthcoming new bomber has enormous shoes to fill.
“I don’t think anyone really knew this was going to be the last B-52 ever made,” said Robert Michel, the 5th Bomb Wing historian. “They expected it to be in service for probably about 20 years, (not close to) a hundred.”
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My Comment: The B-52 historian is right when he states .... “It’s like the Swiss Army bomber.”
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