Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber.
The B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range heavy bomber (capable of dropping nuclear and conventional bombs) built by Boeing. For many decades, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the backbone of the US Air Force, making it their oldest operational aircraft. The B-52 is capable of dropping a large arsenal of different types of bombs. The aircraft is constantly being modernised and is expected to remain in service until 2050.
This photo was taken on 3 November 2014 at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, the home base of this BUFF.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…
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