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B-52H’s Crew Gives Unprecedented Walkaround Tour Of The Stratofortress Bomber

October 12, 2021 Stefano D'Urso

Barksdale AFB’s instructors shared with us their extensive knowledge of the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fella), with many interesting, little-known details. For almost 70 years, the B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been one of the most […]

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Five U.S. Strategic bombers conduct simultaneous missions around the North Pole and over Alaska

August 3, 2016 David Cenciotti

Dubbed “Polar Roar” the latest show of force saw U.S. bombers flying to the North and Baltic Seas in a Cold War-style exercise. One B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La., two […]

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USAF B-52s perform show of force in Jordan during 35-hour nonstop mission from the U.S.

May 25, 2016 David Cenciotti

Eager Lion 2016 opened by two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers. On May 24, two B-52 Stratofortress bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, conducted a 35-hour, 14,000-mile round-trip mission […]

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Watch a U.S. B-52 blow up Daesh Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices and their storage facitilities in Iraq

May 21, 2016 David Cenciotti

Buff at work in Iraq. Six B-52s are currently deployed to Al Udeid, Qatar, to support Operation Inherent Resolve against ISIL in Syria and Iraq. The aircraft have replaced the B-1s, that have returned stateside […]

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“Mighty” flights: six B-52 bombers crossing the Pond to deploy to Qatar

April 12, 2016 David Cenciotti

Mighty 71-72, 81-82, 83-84: the six “Buffs” deploying to the Middle East for the first time in 30 years. Six B-52s are going to support Operation Inherent Resolve against ISIL in Syria and Iraq, replacing […]

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