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U.S.AIR FORCE
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Crew: 6
BOEING B-52 "STRATOFORTRESS" - Heavy Bomber
Engines: 8 P&W J57 jets, each 10,000 lb. thrust
Top speed: Over 800 mph
Range: Over 6,000 mi.
Ceiling: Over 50,000 ft.
Wingspan: 185 ft.
Length: 156 ft. 5 in.
Height: 48 ft. 4 in.
First jet nonstop around-the-world flight was made on 16-
18 Jan. 1957 by 3 B-52's. In Feb. 1959, the sleek all-jet
B-52 replaced the slower-but-bigger prop-driven B-36 as the
front-line bomber. It proved to be the far-reaching retalia-
tory arm of Strategic Air Command (SAC) on 15 Dec. 1958
when the B-52G missile-bomber flew 9,000 miles without re-
fueling. The YB-52 is exhibited at the Air Force Museum,
W-PAFB, Ohio.
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Air Force Photo
PHOTOGRAPHING
THE NATION
Photo & Pub by Joseph F. Morsello, 405 Paper Mill Rd., Phila. 18, Pa.
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