B-52 – The Aviationist

Here Are The Shots Of The U.S. B-52s Flying First Deterrence Mission As Part Of Bomber Task Force Based in Qatar

May 13, 2019 David Cenciotti 0

B-52s as well as F-15Cs and F-35As have conducted “deterrence missions” in the CENTCOM AOR recently. As already reported, four B-52 bombers deployed from Barksdale AFB, Lousiana, to Al Udeid, Qatar, as part of a […]

B-52H Crew from Guam Locates Ocean Canoe Crew Gone Adrift in Pacific In A Bomber’s Rare Maritime SAR Mission

July 3, 2018 Tom Demerly 0

In a Dramatic Open Ocean Search an Air Force Crew Finds Paddlers Missing Six Days. The lost canoe was located by the crew from one of the B-52H after it was compared to a similar […]

U.S. B-52 Bomber Performs Show Of Force Over Moroccan Range During Exercise African Lion 2018. And Here Are Some Interesting Details.

April 28, 2018 David Cenciotti 0

A Stratofortress bomber flew over Morocco as part of a round-trip Global Power mission from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. On Apr. 20, a USAF B-52 made several bombing runs over a range near Tan Tan, Morocco, […]

Six B-52 Strategic Bombers Deploying To Guam To Replace Six B-1s And Join Three B-2Mes Already There

January 16, 2018 David Cenciotti 8

The U.S. Air Force bomber trio (B-52, B-2 and B-1) currently deployed to Guam: it’s the second time since August 2016. Six B-52H bombers and approximately 300 Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, are […]

Take A Seat In the Cockpit Of A U.S. B-52 Bomber As It Drops GBU-31 “Bunker Buster” Bombs On ISIS Targets In Mosul

June 5, 2017 David Cenciotti 2

Rare Insight Into The Operations Of The B-52s. The venerable U.S. Air Force B-52 Buffs have been supporting the air war on ISIS since April 2016. They Stratofortress strategic bombers, based at Al Udeid, Qatar, […]