With all the fleet having surpassed 50 years of active service, the B-52 heavy bomber remains one of the most interesting (and powerful) weapon system in the U.S. inventory.
Few days ago the post If you love the B-52, this video was made for you: take-off, aerial refueling, formation flying, landing with the Buff showed some interesting footage taken during a sorties with a Stratofortress of the 96 Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.
Here’s another one, filmed during a training mission that included aerial refueling.
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