Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Remak Jeannette
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Remak Jeannette The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress began her life at the Boeing Aircraft Corp back in 1946. The B-52, in 1955 entered the service of the USAF and as of 2016 she…
Specifikacia Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Remak Jeannette
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Remak Jeannette
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress began her life at the Boeing Aircraft Corp back in 1946. The B-52, in 1955 entered the service of the USAF and as of 2016 she is still in service and on active duty. She was the answer to the problem that General Curtis LeMay of the USAF was looking for: A BIG bomber.
The B-52 saw service in the Vietnam War of which Operation Rolling Thunder became one of the monumental programs in USAF history. The B-52 had lived through the Cold War, being on alert 24/7 in case the Russian Bear stepped out of line. The B-52 went on to service in the deserts of the Middle East in Operation Desert Storm and later in Enduring Freedom and Afghanistan.
Through all this, the B-52 has stood for the many revisions, from A to H, that have been done to her massive airframe and her cockpit, which is now an up to-date glass cockpit. Of the 744 that were built 85 of the H model still