I’m not sure how many recent wars have begun in the same way: swarms of B-52 Stratofortress bombers start up their engine, taxi and take off in sequence to strike a series of vital targets of the enemy’s air defense system.
A scene that could be played on the opening stages of an air strike on Iran, Syria or North Korea when the +50-yr old bomber could be used to drop the impressive MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) as well.
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You can spot the preceding bomber thanks to the blinking navigation lights immediately after take off and, at the end of the footage (recorded during a Red Flag 12-4 sortie) the impressive Las Vegas light pollution as the aircraft line up for landing at Nellis Air Force Base.
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