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The story behind two BUFFs buzzing USS Midway aircraft carrier
‘We were tasked by the JCS to fly a mission deep into the Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf to surveil the Soviet Fleet. At this time,...
The 1969 Loring Air Force Base B-52 crash
“The B-52 had crashed shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board and, because it was fully loaded with hundreds of thousands of pounds of...
B-52 Bombardier-Radar Navigator survived a hit by a SAM during Operation Linebacker II but was unable to eject
Ejection seat
An ejection seat is a mechanism installed in an aircraft that is intended to save the pilot or other crew members in the...
B-52 crews penetrated NORAD’s massive surveillance system at low-level without losses for three years in a row during an exercise
B-52 modified for low-level flight
America's first heavy bomber with swept wings and a long-range was the B-52 Stratofortress. It started as a high-altitude, intercontinental...
B-52 pilot explains how landed his BUFF after two engines nearly tore off
‘Fearing what two engines departing the plane might do to my aerodynamics, to say nothing of what would happen if they hit the tail...