The Weekly Debrief: Loss Of Second B-52 Defensive Crew Member Looms

Credit: B-52H Cockpit: US Air Force
As befitting a bomber named “Stratofortress,” Boeing designed the B-52 over 70 years ago with one-third of a six-member crew dedicated to defensive tasks, including a World War II-style tail gunner and a Cold War-appropriate electronic-warfare officer (EWO). But progress in airpower technology has...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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