The B-2 can fly 6,000 nautical miles unrefueled and 10,000 nautical miles with just one aerial refueling, giving it the ability to fly to any point in the globe within hours. The B-2 has a crew of two pilots—a pilot in the left seat and mission commander in the right, compared to the B-1B’s crew of four and the B-52’s crew of five.The B-52 Stratofortress was the last American aircraft to use the bomb; tactical aircraft had mostly switched to using the Mark 80-series bombs, particularly the Mark 82 (500 pounds (227 kg)) or Mark 84 (2,000 pounds (907 kg)) bombs and their guided equivalents.
Crew chiefs from the 11th Aircraft Maintenance Unit run final checks on a B-52 Stratofortress prior to takeoff from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 21, 2019. (Master Sgt. Ted Daigle/U.S
The first operational B-52 Stratofortress, RB-52B-15-BO 52-8711. (U.S. Air Force) 52-8711 had arrived at Castle Air Force Base, California, 29 June 1955, and was assigned to the 93rd Bombardment Wing (Heavy). It later served with the 22nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) at March Air Force Base, California. Boeing RB-52B-15-BO Stratofortress 52-8711
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