| Tango01 | 18 Jan 2015 9:05 p.m. PST |
"The B-52 has only been able to carry smart weapons on its external pylons, with its internal weapons bay being relegated to nuclear and dumb bombs, as well as some older cruise missiles. Now, the iconic 60 year old Stratofortress is finally getting a new 'smart' rotary weapons rack and other upgrades that will more than double its smart weapons punch…"
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| Deadone | 18 Jan 2015 9:42 p.m. PST |
Well actually it's still the same airframe that not only your daddy flew but your grandaddy as well. Last new build B-52 rolled off the lines in 1962! That makes the youngest B-52 53 years old! |
| Zargon | 19 Jan 2015 6:09 a.m. PST |
Don't need smart bombing, need 'Rolling Thunder' 24/7 over the 'right' targets.
Game over Mission accomplished, recriminations on 'collateral damage and other 'air' later, much later. Time to win one! |
| Solzhenitsyn | 19 Jan 2015 7:28 a.m. PST |
The B-52 in the Baby Boomers aircraft. Refuses to accept its age and continues to draw cash away from the government for unneeded programs. |
| Klebert L Hall | 19 Jan 2015 8:08 a.m. PST |
My dad flew TBM Avengers and S2F Trackers, so yeah.
-Kle. |
| Lion in the Stars | 19 Jan 2015 11:40 a.m. PST |
I'm waiting for some USAF pilot to admit that he's flying the same plane his great-grandfather flew… |
| GROSSMAN | 19 Jan 2015 12:01 p.m. PST |
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| vtsaogames | 19 Jan 2015 1:26 p.m. PST |
Go watch "Dr. Strangelove" to see 'em when they were new. |
 Legion 4  | 19 Jan 2015 3:38 p.m. PST |
Always liked BUFF in all it's iterations … |
| mashrewba | 20 Jan 2015 10:31 a.m. PST |
What's going on here???
EMP testing it says – how is this done? |
| Deadone | 21 Jan 2015 3:08 p.m. PST |
Amazing photo! Anyhow the USAF has for the first time ever brought back to life a B-52 from the boneyard. This aircraft is replacing another one damaged beyond repair. tinker.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123436624 |
