Why Boeing's Legendary B-52 Bomber Has Those Weird Skin 'Wrinkles'

Visible 'wrinkles' on the fuselage of a B-52 bomber are nothing new, and while it might look worrying, this phenomenon forms ...
The National Interest

The B-52 Stratofortress Is Now 70 Years Old. Why Hasn’t It Been Retired Yet?

The B-52s in service today outwardly resemble those that flew in the 1950s, but their interiors have been repeatedly modernized over the years. First introduced in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has ...
The National Interest

The Air Force Wants to Keep the B-52 Stratofortress—but There’s a Catch

To be sure, B-52s will not be flying the most challenging missions in the future. One would assume, upon hearing the name “Stratofortress,” that the weapon it describes would be a mighty one. Indeed, ...
Jalopnik

The B-52 That Almost Hit A Plane Actually Almost Hit Another Plane Too

A month after a B-52 bomber landing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota caused a SkyWest airliner to take evasive maneuvers, the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary ...
Newsweek

B-52 Bomber Almost Collided With Two Planes: Report

A U.S. B-52 bomber nearly hit a small aircraft after avoiding an initial collision with an airliner last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). President Donald Trump's ...
The Hill

Passenger jet pilot makes hard midair turn to avoid B-52 bomber

A passenger jet made a hard turn midair Friday to avoid a collision with a B-52 bomber, according to the pilot and the Air Force. SkyWest Flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis, ...