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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Gallery - Postcards |
Captions are from postcard |
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U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress
Stationed at Wurtsmith Air
Force Base, Osconda, Michigan
Note: This was the 379th
Bombardment Wing. |
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B-52D Stratofortress
The B-52 has been the main long-range heavy bomber with SAC since
becoming operational in 1955. In 1957, three B-52s completed the
worlds first non-stop around the world flight by jet aircraft.
This B52 is in the USAF Museum at
Wright-Paterson AFB,
Ohio saw extensive service in southeast Asia and was sever damaged
by enemy surface-to-air missile in 1972 |
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Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona. |
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