Well the B52s have brought warm memories back this week; great to see them in our skies over here again. The B52 longevity is incredible, bordering on the unbelievable? Perhaps best some of us should look to celebrate its 70th birthday as many of us won’t be around when it eventually rolls into its inevitable 100th !
Rarely the first choice mount for budding new crews but I think it was the words of a USAF Brigadier General (admittedly addressing a large “onside” bomber crew audience) where he reminded the listeners that although fighter pilots might well be first in line for the glory, it was only ever bomber crews that historically won the wars. And of course it could be said that it is still as true today as we see the new generation of single seat, fast jet bomber crews carrying the fight to the bad guys ?
Thank you B52s . . Safe landings All.