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During the Vietnam War the B52 Stratofortress often carried 108 750lb pound general purpose HE bombs.
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How many 500 lb bombs can a b52 deliver?
Late models of the B-52 could carry 120 of the 500 pound bombs.
The best bomber in the world?
The B52 Stratofortess. During the Vietnam War, one B52 could carry up to 108 750lb HE bombs. That was equal to about 10 World War 2 B17 bombers.
What plane replaced the B52?
B1 Bomber
How many pounds of fuel does the b52 hold?
I worked on the B52 in the seventies at Loring Air Force Base, and it was common to put 220 thousand pounds of fuel on a B52, which is about 36,000 gallons, along with a full load of bombs.
What are the features of the B52 bomber?
The B52 has proven to be one of the most effective bombers in history. It had a combat range of 5,000 miles and could hold more than 10,000 pounds of bombs.
What was the best bomber plane of all time?
B52 Stratofortress. During the Vietnam War one B52 could carry up to 108 750lb bombs. That was equal to 10 WWII bombers. I believe the Avro Lancaster was the best bomber of all time. It was essential to winning WW2. Lancasters took thousands of boys to war and brought many men back. It made the difference between winning and losing. -If the Allies had lost there would never have been a real peace.
How much runway length does a b52 need?
7000
How did the plane B52 get its name?
It's name 'Stratofortress' was given by Boeing. It's designation number '52' was given by the USAF .
What was the B-52 and what could it do?
During the Vietnam War the B52 Stratofortress was a SAC heavy bomber (Strategic Air Command). The best thing about it was the NVA couldn't shoot it down because it flew so high and dropped 108 750lb general purpose high exposive bombs on a single pass. The SAM ground defense teams in North Vietnam could shoot it down, but not the NVA in South Vietnam. One B52 dropped more bombs than ten WWII B17 bombers. Vietnam's "general purpose" HE bombs are today called iron or dumb bombs due to todays SMART BOMBs.
How many bombs were dropped per day on Laos during the Vietnam war?
One cell (3 jets) of B52's could be 324 750 pound bombs. One cell of F4 Phantoms could be 60 bombs. If only one flight of the above were conducted on one day over Laos, that would equate to 384 bombs dropped in one day.
How much runway do b52 need?
The standard runway length for planning purposes is about 10,000 ft
Were there bomber and fighter plane bases in Thailland?
Yes. During the Vietnam War B52 bombers flew from both Thailand and Guam to strike targets in both South and North Vietnam.
