Flying B-52 Bombers At Wave Top Heights

A B-52 skims past a Navy carrier in 1990. Navy photo

These Madmen Flew B-52 Bombers at Wave Top Heights -- War Is Boring

And amazingly lived to tell about it

160 feet from tip to tail. 185 feet across. 240 tons of metal, fuel, bombs and human flesh traveling at 650 miles per hour. You wouldn’t think something so big, moving so fast, would also be capable of skimming the ocean surface at an altitude of just 80 or 90 feet, lower than the deck of an aircraft carrier.

The U.S. Air Force’s Boeing B-52 bombers can, and have, done just that. And there are photos and pilot testimonies to prove it.

The Air Force has just started upgrading its 50-year-old B-52H bombers with the latest electronics, prepping the giant warplanes for another three decades as America’s most fearsome aerial weapon. In particular, the brass want the long-range bombers to help deter Chinese aggression in the Pacific and, in the highly unlikely event of major war, send Beijing’s hundreds of warships to the ocean bottom.

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My Comment: If I did not see the pictures .... I would not have believed it was possible.

Update: America’s Upgraded Bomber Is Old as Hell — But Don’t Let That Fool You -- War Is Boring