B-52 Stratofortress Timeline of Events

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B-52 Stratofortress

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, who have continued to provide maintainence and upgrades to the aircraft in service...

Timeline of Events

1952

4.15.1952

The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress

1965

6.18.1965

Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.

1966

1.17.1966

A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea in the Palomares incident.

1972

4.10.1972

Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.

1994

6.24.1994

A United States Air Force B-52 aircraft crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base killing all four members of its crew.