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The purpose of the B-52 was to fly a long way, take a lot of punishment and still deliver a huge load of bombs.
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How many B-52 bombers were made?
744 B-52 's were built.
How many b-52's were built?
744 B-52 bombers were built
Would the air force put b in front of 29 or 52?
in USAF lingo, the prefix "b" means bomber. the b-52 the b-29 are bombers.
Who invented the B-52 bombers?
Boeing designed and built the B52 Stratofortress Bomber.
How many active B-52 bombers does the us Air force have?
74 with 20 in reserve.
Where were US B52 bombers based in England World War 2?
There weren't any B-52 bombers in WWII because they weren't in service until 1955.
Were the b-52 bombers used in Europe in World War 2?
No the B-52 was first released in 1955, the Americans did not use jet-engined bombers in WW2, German technology was more advanced and they did have Jet engines that powered aircraft and flew in the war. So in short NO.
The air force would use this letter in front of 29 or 52?
As was typical of most of the world's airplane manufacturers during the course of the 20th century, American airplane manufacturers utilized a single letter (sometimes several) in the name of the aircraft model in order to denote the aircraft's purpose. Where "29" and "52" were concerned, a "B" preceded these numbers -- B-29, B-52 -- to denote their status as bombers.
What kind of plane was flown to drop the atomic bombs in japan in World War 2?
B 52 bombers
How did the Americans fight in the Vietnam war?
Advisery in the beginning, then guerrilla warfare, then conventional warfare with tanks and B-52 bombers.
B-52 bomber financing in World War 2?
The B17, B24, and B29s were the heavy bombers of WWII. The B52 was the heavy bomber of the Vietnam War.
B-52 Stratofortress What type of ammunition was the B-52 carring during the Vietnam War?
The Stratofort in Vietnam was only armed with one tailgunner, which utilized four .50 caliber machine guns (a quad fifty). Two NVAF MiG-21's were shot down by two B-52 tailgunners when they attempted to intercept the bombers over North Vietnam in December 1972. Ordnance dropped by the B-52's consisted primarily of 750 lb general purpose bombs (standard H-E). Any size could be dropped; but the 750 pounders seemed to be the most common.
