Note the black contrails commonly seen from the eight engines of the B-52. Despite its age, the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness.

The B-52 Stratofortress, designed in 1948 and in service since 1952, is America’s longest-serving bomber, renowned for ...

The B-52 is one of the most iconic symbols of America's military might. The massive eight-engine bomber has been the symbol of American strategic air power from the Cold War to present and has ...