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How a BUFF driver flew the B-52 on a low-level training sortie
In the 1980s, with the enhancement of the Russian air defense systems, the only way to perform an effective B-52 strike against the Soviets...
How BUFF aircrews trained to fly a Stratofortress low-level sortie against Soviets
The low-level run was flown in one of the defined low-level routes set aside for SAC’s use, such as the #41/42, which entered at...
SR-71 Mach 3.22 mission over North Vietnam: Protecting B-52s from SA-2 missiles during Operation Linebacker II
Obliterating North Vietnamese military targets
From December 18 to 29, with Christmas Day as the only pause, B-52s flying from U-Tapao, Thailand, and Andersen Air...
The BUFF’s Folding Tail: an important feature of all B-52s
The B-52 Stratofortress
The B-52 Stratofortress is a heavy, long-range bomber designed to undertake a wide range of missions. It can fly at high subsonic...
F-4G escorts B-52 raid without tanker support
As the F-4G crew prepared to take off in ‘Michelob 61’ (F-4G 69 0270, which ended Desert Storm credited with five radar kills), they...