Thursday, October 22, 2020

Eight B-52 Bombers Line Up On Runway Before Taking off

 


AMERICA's fleet of eight B-52 nuke bombers lined up on a runway last week before taking off for massive show of strength. 

The readiness exercise with B-52H Stratofortress bombers took place on Wednesday, October 14, at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. 

Photographs of the event - which were released by the US Air Force through the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service - showed the bombers preparing for takeoff, according to The Aviationist. 

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WNU Editor: You do not see that everyday.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Eight old buffs is a "massive show of strength"!?!?!

Anonymous said...

On their way to Beijing, I hope ;)

Anonymous said...

What are China and Russia flying as a direct comparison?

Anonymous said...

True also the avionics and weaponry has changed considerably since my time, but 8.

Dave Goldstein said...

Used to see this a lot. SAC.