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B-52 Stratofortress in Final Assembly
B-52 Stratofortress in Final Assembly 
B-52 Stratofortress Manufactruring
B-52 Stratofortress Manufactruring 
Test Schedule for B-52 Stratofortress
Test Schedule for B-52 Stratofortress 
B-52 Stratofortress Wing Mating
B-52 Stratofortress Wing Mating 
B-52D Stratofortress Tailgunner Position
B-52D Stratofortress Tailgunner Position 
B-52D Stratofortress Tailgunner Position
B-52D Stratofortress Tailgunner Position 
Cross Wind Landing Gear, B-52 Stratofortress
Cross Wind Landing Gear, B-52 Stratofortress 
B-52 Stratofortresses at Plant II
B-52 Stratofortresses at Plant II 
B-52A Stratofortress Bomber Rollout
B-52A Stratofortress Bomber Rollout 
B-52C Manufacturing
B-52C Manufacturing 
Final B-52 Exits Wichita Factory, 1962
Final B-52 Exits Wichita Factory, 1962 
B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 in Hangar
B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 in Hangar 
B-52D Stratofortress Flight over Boeing Plant Head-on
B-52D Stratofortress Flight over Boeing Plant Head-on 
Plant II Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Factory, 1955
Plant II Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Factory, 1955 
B-52 Stratofortresss on Flight Ramp
B-52 Stratofortresss on Flight Ramp 
B-52 Stratofortress at Night
B-52 Stratofortress at Night 
B-52 Stratofortress Flight Line
B-52 Stratofortress Flight Line 
B-52 Stratofortresss on Flight Ramp
B-52 Stratofortresss on Flight Ramp 
B-52C Manufacturing
B-52C Manufacturing 
B-52G Stratofortress Rollout
B-52G Stratofortress Rollout 
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B-52 Stratofortress Final Assembly

By the 21st century, the B-52 was in its fifth decade of operational service. The eight-engine, 390,000-pound jet was the country’s first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber. It began as an intercontinental, high-altitude nuclear bomber, and its operational capabilities were adapted to meet changing defense needs. B-52s have been modified for low-level flight, conventional bombing, extended-range flights and transport of improved defensive and offensive equipment. The original XB-52 design, selected by the Army Air Force in 1946, was for a straight-wing, six-engine, propeller-powered heavy bomber. However, the Air force approved the company's request to develop an entirely new jet bomber under the same designation. Throughout the 1950s, the B-52 chalked up numerous distance and speed records. In January 1962, it flew 12,500 miles nonstop from Japan to Spain without refueling. This flight alone broke 11 distance and speed records. B-52s saw active duty in the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and Afghanistan in 2001. 
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Unique identifier BI22188 
Boeing ID c590 
Type Image 
Size 5998px × 4798px   82MB 
License type RM 
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