TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by GoGaslightYerself t3_11drrw2 on February 28, 2023 at 12:29 AM in todayilearned 47 comments 280
Hsensei t1_jabgun5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:42 AM They are on their 3rd generation of pilot Permalink 7 sentient_pear t1_jabjccr wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:09 AM One airframe literally has been captained by three generations of the same family and the forth has just joined a B52 aircrew Permalink Parent 15
sentient_pear t1_jabjccr wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:09 AM One airframe literally has been captained by three generations of the same family and the forth has just joined a B52 aircrew Permalink Parent 15
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