The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for nuclear command says

The upgrades are part of a plan to keep the B-52s in service until at least 2050, but they're delayed with cost overruns.
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299 MPH, 4 Engines, 1 Prototype: How Boeing Created the Flying Fortress

In 1935, Boeing unveiled the Model 299, a revolutionary four-engine bomber that could fly 299 mph, carry 4,800 pounds of ...
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B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 2: Island Operations

Originally struggling to achieve success in the China Burma India Theater, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress made its mark once ...

Sister Cities: Atomic bomb survivor’s journey from revenge to forgiveness

Koko Kondo was just 8 months old when an American B-29 aircraft named the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on her hometown of ...