Boeing B-52G/H Stratofortress

Aerofax Datagraph #7

by Dennis R. Jenkins, Brian Rogers

Boeing Military Airplane Company's model 464 series, known more commonly under the formal military designation B-52, stands tall as the unquestioned high water mark of U.S. strategic deterrent forces in the post WWII period. Tagged with the official name of Stratofortress, crewmembers more generally refer to it as the BUFF, meaning Big Ugly Fat Fellow. The January 46 Air Material Command Requirements for a heavy bomber called for an intercontinental aircraft wit ha top airspeed of 450 mph at 35,000 ft, an operating radius of 5.000 miles and with 10,000 pounds of bombs

72 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1990