were dropped from the bomb bay of a B-52 Stratofortress for the first time in nearly a decade during an operational test performed by the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron here, Aug. 28 ...

“They sort of think that if you drop the bomb out of the bomb bay ... This was the case on January 24, 1961, when a B-52 bomber carrying two powerful hydrogen bombs took off on a routine ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s B-52 ... 307th Bomb Wing, while another dozen are now in long-term storage the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base "Boneyard." To keep the aging bombers ...

One of NATO's responses to Russia's launch of a missile known as Oresznik involved a mission by B-52 planes over ... Military service, the bombers performed a simulated bomb drop.

The 2nd Bomb Wing hosted ... test for the B-52H Stratofortress August 24-26, 2020. The test is performed every five to 10 years to demonstrate the capability of the B-52 to provide the required ...