The United States continued working on its strategic bomber force, and by 1955, it introduced the iconic B-52 Stratofortress, now known as the Big Ugly Fat Fella (BUFF), which upgraded from the ...

The B-52 was nearly cancelled before a sliver of metal ... B-52s dropped iron bombs in the Vietnam War, and the G and H models were then modified to carry new-generation cruise missiles.The ...

First taking to the skies in April 1952, and introduced into the US Air Force in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has since become a mainstay of American air power. Originally developed as a nuclear ...