Stratofortress

Well the B-52 Stratofortress is still a darn good carpet-bomber.

Matthew Yglesias » Air Force Strikes Back 2009

I'm afraid Ms Yaffe has confused the 50-year old B-52 Stratofortress, which is a conventional design with a fuselage, wings and vertical tail, with the US Air Force's latest bomber, the B-2 Spirit.

Daimnation!: Five Alive 2008

This terminology irritated the big load drivers, and the Strategic Air Command general in charge of their operation issued an edict that the B-52 "Stratofortress" was not to be referred to as a BUF.

Thud Ridge Broughton, Jack, 1925- 1969

The X-51A Waverider was released from a B-52 Stratofortress off the southern California coast on Wednesday morning, the air force reported on its website.

U.S. Jet Sets World Record for Hypersonic Flight | Impact Lab 2010

The B-52H Stratofortress had six airmen aboard and was on a training mission when it crashed, the Air Force said.

KIA KIA/BNR 2008

The B-52 Stratofortress has been the backbone of the manned strategic bomber force for the United States for more than four decades.

KIA KIA/BNR 2008

The X-51A Waverider was released from a B-52 Stratofortress off the southern California coast Wednesday morning, the Air Force reported on its website.

X51A Waverider Breaks Record For Hypersonic Flight, Travels 6 TIMES Speed Of Sound 2010

Look closely at a B-52 Stratofortress or even a B-2 stealth bomber; look beneath the sculpted perfection of an F/A-18 Hornet or an F-15 Strike Eagle.

Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

The chilling phrase conjures up rows of gleaming ICBM's and B-52 Stratofortress bombers and nuclear submarines — or the mad Gen. Jack Ripper in the movie "Doctor Strangelove."

Cheaper by the Dozen Arthur Herman 2010

Look closely at a B-52 Stratofortress or even a B-2 stealth bomber; look beneath the sculpted perfection of an F/A-18 Hornet or an F-15 Strike Eagle.

Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010