B-52, B-1 & B-2 – Credits: US Strategic Command The U.S. Air Force has ended its uninterrupted rotations of bombers to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, which have been ongoing since 2004, as it shifts to a less predictable concept of operations. The Air Force announced April 17 it …
Read More »Re-engining B-52: U.S. Air Force Historic Efforts To Re-engine Stratofortress Strategic Bomber
There is an old joke that runs through the bomber fleet that when the B-1 and B-2 bombers are retired, the pilots will be flown home from the boneyard in the B-52 Stratofortress. The article by Tony R. Landis, Air Force Materiel Command History Office shows hows U.S. Air Force …
Read More »The story of the rogue B-52 pilot who crashed his bomber after maneuvering it beyond its operational limits at a low altitude
In this article, we will share with you the story of the rogue B-52 pilot who crashed his bomber after maneuvering it beyond its operational limits at a low altitude Jay Lacklen is a former B-52 pilot with 12,500 flying hours and the author of two books, Flying the Line: An Air …
Read More »That Time a B-52 bomber Pilot performed an insane low flyby next to the USS Ranger Aircraft carrier
In early 1990 in the Persian Gulf, while U.S. carriers and B-52s were holding joint exercises. Two B-52s called the Aircraft carrier (USS Ranger) and asked if they could do a fly-by, and the carrier air controller said yes. When the B-52s reported they were 9 kilometres out, the carrier …
Read More »B-52 Sets Record For Most Precision Guided Bombs Dropped On Mission
In the below historic video, you can see a U.S. B-52 Stratofortress conducts a strike on a Taliban training camp in Badakhshan province on February 4, 2018. During that strike, B-52 Sets Record For Most Precision Guided Bombs Dropped On Mission by dropping 24 precision-guided munitions The previous record was …
Read More »Military Jets Demonstrating Carpet Bombing, Missile Strikes & Gun Runs
In the below video, you can see military jets demonstrating Carpet Bombing, Missile Strikes & Gun Runs The footage shows heavy carpet bombings, bomb drops, missile launches, cluster bomb drops, and gun runs on bunkers, buildings, static and moving vehicles, tanks What is Carpet Bombing? Carpet bombing, also known as …
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