1952 and produced all the way to 1962.
The B52 bomber did not make it's first flight until 1952, so there was no B52 made during WWII.
B52 Stratofortress heavy bombers commenced operations in theater in 1965.
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.
b52.
B1 Bomber
b52
Used to be an enlisted man. The Vietnam War was the last war to have bomber tailgunners. Two B52 tailgunners shot down two NVAF MiG21s in December 1972; for the last time in history.
68
7000
B52 Nixon, Commander in Chief; used the B52 against North Vietnam more than any other US president.
Roamby the b52's