Boeing B-52
Preliminary design studies for the B-52 heavy bomber began in 1946, and a prototype made its maiden flight in 1952. Production ran until 1962 and totalled 744 aircraft, plus two prototypes. Seventy-four H models remain in U.S. Air Force service and are the subject of several modernization programs...
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