Watchlisted Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 60-0038 recorded near Toledo
This flight was the first Boeing B-52 Stratofortress observation featured in this collection's stories.
Aircraft type · B52
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress observations
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About the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- The Air Force issued its requirement for a new strategic bomber in November 1945, and Boeing won the contract the following year. [1]
- The final version, the turbofan-powered B-52H, first flew on March 6, 1961; the Air Force dates the last delivery to October 1962. [1]
- This week in history: April 15, 1952 — B-52 first flight, U.S. Air Force