Tag: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Return of the ‘Ghost Rider’

For the very first time, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has moved from the boneyard back into…

Boeing Modernizes B-52 Bomber Weapons Bay Launcher

While it is not normally the remit of WarbirdsNews to report on current military matters,…

1st B-52 Upgraded with Innovative Boeing CONECT System

It’s hard to imagine that this country’s first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber could do any…

Happy Birthday To The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC Sixty-two years ago today, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress took flight for…

Climate and Deterioration claims the ARC LIGHT Memorial’s B-52D Stratofortress

WarbirdsNews has learned that the B-52D Stratofortress 56-0586, long on display at the Arc Light…

In 1961 a B-52 Bomber Broke Up In Mid-Air Almost Causing a Nuclear Holocaust In The US

As reported on the online version of the British newspaper, The Guardian ,in 1961 the…

RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin

The fifth of six Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks has landed…

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation Unburdens Itself of 32 Deteriorating Aircraft

Warner Robins’ Museum of Aviation is contracting for the first time in its 29 year…