The B-52 was first flown in 1952 and first delivered to the United States Air Force in 1955. Though originally intended to be an atomic-bomb carrier capable of reaching the Soviet Union, it has proved adaptable to a number of missions, and dozens of B-52s remained in service in the 21st century.
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