USAF B-52 Bomber Spends Almost 24 Hours In Flight
A 60-year-old B-52 spent an astonishing 23 hrs and 25 mins in the air when it conducted a routine security flight in Europe and the Mediterranean.
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A 60-year-old B-52 spent an astonishing 23 hrs and 25 mins in the air when it conducted a routine security flight in Europe and the Mediterranean.
"The B-52 has and will continue to serve as a vital component of the nuclear triad," the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command told Newsweek.
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