B-52 Stratofortress Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

UNTO THE BREACH

Today in History

January 24, 2025 Chris Carter B-52 Stratofortress, Cold War, Mexican-American War, NASA, Operation DESERT STORM, Sterling Price, U.S. Navy

January 24 in U.S. military history

1847: Col. Sterling Price (future major general in the Confederate Army) learns a force of nearly 2,000 Mexicans and Pueblo Indians

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September 3, 2021 Chris Carter B-52 Stratofortress

B-52 and a Hound Dog

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May 24, 2021 Chris Carter B-52 Stratofortress

XB-52

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October 23, 2018 Chris Carter B-52 Stratofortress, NASA, Northrop HL-10, U.S. Navy, X-43 Hyper X

Is that a lifting body under your wing, or are you just happy to see me?

It’s hard to believe that the B-52B in this photo from 1969… … is the same plane (NASA Tail Number

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September 26, 2018 Chris Carter B-1B Lancer, B-36 Peacekeeper, B-52 Stratofortress, C-97 Stratofreighter, Cold War, F-86 Sabre, Korean War, Strategic Air Command, Vietnam War

20 incredible aircraft of the Strategic Air Command

Before ICBMs, the men of Strategic Air Command had to be ready for their suicidal job of fly into hostile territory. Here is what they flew.