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B-52: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Stratofortress • Boeing B-52

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B-52 bombing during the Vietnam War
KC-135 Stratotanker; B-52 Stratofortress
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress dropping bombs during a training exercise
B-52 Stratofortress
X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft dropping away from beneath the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-52.
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Watch B-52H Stratofortress bomber flying over the Mojave Desert, California
X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft launching from beneath the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-52.
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