Kelly Flinn (whose surname was sometimes misspelled as Flynn; born December 23, 1970) is a former B-52 pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). She was the first female pilot to serve in that capacity.

Mar 2, 2020 · B-52 Pilot: “Look down” Taken in the spring of 1990 in the Persian Gulf, the impressive pictures in this post feature U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers buzzing USS Ranger (CV-61) aircraft carrier.

Jul 16, 2018 · It’s hard to imagine trying to control a huge aircraft like the B-52 in the air and on land, but as you can see from Paul’s experience, the B-52 is both a curious and powerful aircraft not meant for the faint of heart.

Jan 26, 2012 · A B-52H Stratofortress pilot discusses flight plans with his team on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 25. The B-52 air crew members ride together on a bus from the 2nd Operations Support Squadron to their jet.

She is the first woman to pilot a B-52, a charismatic twenty-six-year-old from a proper Georgia family who has always distinguished herself--as a fifteen- year-old at U.S. Space Camp and as a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

May 16, 2024 · Last week, William “Bill” Pedeaux, a contracted academic instructor for the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, took in the familiar surroundings of the B-52H Stratofortress cockpit at Barksdale Air...

Mar 24, 2025 · The B-52 Stratofortress—one of the United States’ two nuclear-capable bombers—has been in service since the early 1960s. Although the B-52 “stratosaurus” (as some have jokingly referred to the aircraft) has served longer than any other bomber in American history, the B-52 isn’t ready to retire yet.

Feb 7, 2018 · The first B-52 models were deployed to Guam on February 11, 1965. On their routes to Vietnam, B-52 pilots could not fly over the Philippines because the country forbade the U.S from flying live ordnance over it. Instead, B-52 pilots flew north of Luzon to Vietnam.

Nov 1, 2020 · Meet U.S. Air Force Maj. Christin “Sparta” Hart, and her research jet: a lumbering, six-decades-old B–52H bomber. Together, brains and brawn, the pair is literally launching the U.S. Air Force into a new hypersonic age. Hart was 7 years old when she saw her first bomber, a B–2, during an Edwards Air Force Base airshow.

Jun 3, 2020 · The U.S. Air Force’s Boeing B-52 bombers can, and have, done just that. And there are photos and pilot testimonies to prove it.