Why Nothing Seems to Kill the B-52 Bomber

The Boeing B-52 Bomber is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The bomber is capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds (32,000 kg) of weapons, and has a typical combat range of more than 8,800 miles (14,080 km) without aerial refueling.
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[@williamhughmurraycissp8405]

The summer before I graduated from college in 1962, IBM sent me to Wright Patterson AFB to teach a course in programming the IBM 705 computer for the Air Force Logistics command. They put me up at a little motel about 1 mile from the end of one of the runways. First the tankers would take off and an hour later the B-52s. In the mile from the end of the runway to my motel they gained very little altitude so they came over low but at full power. It is perhaps the loudest sound I have ever heard. Low these 58 years later they are still flying. The tankers KC-135s were modified Boeing 707s. While there are few 707s still flying, the last KC-135E was retired in 2009. The replacement tanker, the B-KC46 Pegasus is based upon the B-767 airframe.

[@luisjuarbe6946]

The United States has not been able to overcome or improve any Russian weapon and Russia every time continues to potentiate more in everything nuclear and supersonic without having the economic budget of the United States, what a shame

[@MareaHoinareala]

Luis Juarbe yep, russia is so great!!!!! BAZINGA!!!!!!!!!!

[@radicalxg8282]

@@luisjuarbe6946 Not by choice Russian are forced to fly and operate all kind of old rusty junk because they dont have the economy to support the level of ever increasing military arsenal like the USA has while the US instead want to have top of the line equipment and technology because they actually can afford it.

[@BraydonHopfner]

William Hugh Murray, CISSP wow

[@BraydonHopfner]

Luis Juarbe true.

[@timothycook2917]

B-52 pilot to co-pilot: What's going on with that malfunctioning gauge? Co-pilot: I'm not sure. Wait a moment, I'll call my grandfather and ask

[@igoryst3049]

If I’m right Po-2 is still serving in North Korea so they serve for like 90 years now

[@dukecraig2402]

@@igoryst3049 That's only because they can't afford to buy anything else. Besides, if they're all grounded then it doesn't count 🤣🤣🤣

[@ThisOLmaan]

LoL funny

[@cassu6]

@@dukecraig2402 I'm quite sure they can afford a lot of stuff since literally everything the country produces goes to the nation.

[@icantthinkofausername2605]

@@igoryst3049 Po-2 as in "Outdated by WW2" Po-2? Damn

[@maniac117]

At first I thought “only 700? That’s not a lot” then I realized “but how many would it take to decimate any target or small nation” then realizing “it only takes one plane to drop a hydrogen bomb”

[@andrewarmstrong7310]

With the proper load-outs, the 52 can hit targets anywhere in the world without even seeing the continent there attacking. With a full nuclear load out a 52 is the flying equivalent of a ballistic sub.

[@andrewarmstrong7310]

@Caliban777 I wouldn't put too much faith in those WW2 numbers, frankly, the bombs were dropped as soon as they were made, so probably many, many times that amount fell of Axis held territories. Yes, you are right technology has vastly improved bomber accuracy.

[@andrewarmstrong7310]

@Caliban777 A fire in 1973 burned 16-18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) in the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). Many Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine service records were lost, mine included.

[@antientdude1100]

wow you are soooo smart.

[@dukecraig2402]

@Caliban777 Yea it's amazing how detailed the records are, my mother's cousin was a navigator on a B24 that was shot down and killed over Italy, I can tell you the serial numbers of the engines on the plane the day it was shot down from the records, it's amazing. I hope the military doesn't have such detailed records on my time in the service, there's several incidents I can only hope they forgot about😟😟😟

[@jonathankipps9061]

still flying into the 2050's .... about the time the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan reach their halfway mark. Real Comedy!

[@todayschef1734]

yeah! if the wars continue until then, we'll all be dead!

[@Diamond55155]

that sounds like the US military wet dream right there

[@jo2lovid]

China won't be flying B52s in 2050 Question is, will the US still be a super power then?

[@gustavosalvini1827]

Joanne Lowery us has been a military super power for over a hundred years. You think it won’t be a super power in the next 30 years? Lol

[@Warmaster_7]

@@jo2lovid Yes. It takes a long time to destroy an economy the size of The United States. Especially when the Citizens are armed and can remove their Government. If there is ever another Civil War. The World will go into a deep Depression that could take decades to recover from.

[@atomicrc5189]

“Did someone say lets play global thermo nuclear war?” Had me dying

[@Mosern1977]

That's pretty much the purpose of that game...

[@Lumps]

and millions too

[@roygraham6665]

I was a Security Specilast in the Air Force in the 70's. I will tell you the crews that worked on those planes were very proud. Not only of themselves but the B52. Itwas and still is one helluva plane Go BUFF

[@mas98n]

Roy Graham I love how you are so American

[@thomasjefferson2127]

hello

[@saryn1829]

I’m a maintainer on them now and I can tell you nowadays we curse at it more than praise it haha.. but like your car you hate it and love it.. still always have that respect for the jet and what it’s done for this country and will continue to do long after we pass.

[@sandburgmartin7947]

Roy. You are correct. I served in early 70's. Guy from SAC got assigned to our shop. In mentioning SAC commraderie he said some guys joked, "Our Father. who art in Omaha...". This old guy still gets that "first day on a base" warm heart thrill when I see and hear ANY USAF plane fly over. The sound of freedom.

[@roygraham6665]

@@sandburgmartin7947 yessir i know what you mean. I see a USAF plane I get that lil grin( you know the one). My heart races a lil and chest swells with pride.

[@DistantThunder89]

"warheads on foreheads" lmao I love it

[@Allah304]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ahabjordan]

Caleb Goforth I was confused when he said it

[@wendylinkem6201]

Yea they are quite capable of planting warheads on foreheads. Ive seen them fly treetop.

[@melikesleepy]

It get's old after being made to chant it over and over again at wing ceremonies multiple times a year. That and NKAWTG (nobody kicks ass without tanker gas). Each squadron/group has their own saying, they're over glorified high school pep rallies that leadership makes us go to. Nobody gives a fuck...

[@inyoface5456]

It was used in cod mw 2k19

[@davidgrisez]

I was a baby when the B-52 Bomber first went into service in the 1950s. This was the bomber that I was aware of when growing up as a child. It is amazing to see that the B-52 bomber has been in service for such a long time. This bomber was built at a time when the cost of building a bomber aircraft was a lot less than it is today. So hundreds of these bombers were originally built.

[@wandrinyew]

How to end a Taliban bingo game? Call "B-52"

[@semperparatus678]

LMAO

[@thebadace1280]

Dana Carter b52 to much fuel for taliban just use a 30mm hellfire

[@syedhammadhashmi9675]

hahaha taliban fuck all nato hehehe

[@user-cf9hx2cj9s]

Well all that technology for years didn’t help so they come to negotiations in Qatar with taliban and they just made peace agreement few days ago , I have question: do you know how much each bomb inside that B-52 cost ? Do you know how much each flight cost ? Taliban fighter need 100 dollars bike and 50 dollars kalashnikov and 300 dollars RPG and mountain 🏔

[@cassu6]

@@thebadace1280 Sorry what do you exactly mean by 30mm hellfire? I'm honestly confused, because I'm quite certain hellfire missiles aren't 30mm. Maybe firing a lot of 30mm rounds is called hellfire or something?

[@hoo320]

The problem is that the bombs they drop are more expensive than the targets.

[@buzzkill808raven2]

its not a problem to the ones selling the bombs, and that's a key point

[@fun2drive107]

Depends on what weapons load out you are talking about. Smart weapons are not cheap but MK 82's and 84's are pretty cheap in comparison (MK 82's = 500 pound bomb and MK 84's = 2,000 pound bomb). Also every weapon that is developed is usually first flown on a B-52 since it is very adaptable to internal or external carriage...

[@josephastier7421]

Crunch all you want, we'll make more.

[@muayboran5152]

No problem as long the petro dollar is in control every bomb droped is only a penny worth

[@cassu6]

@@muayboran5152 To the big executives only unfortunately

[@markrichards9646]

I’ve seen B-52’s fly over where I live. They have a distinctive vapor trail, almost like railroad tracks in the sky. The exhaust from all the engines on each side merge but stay separated from each other, so they wind up as two parallel lines in the sky. The first time I saw that vapor trail, I got my binoculars out and saw the exhaust from all eight engines. It was such a cool sight to behold.

[@sandburgmartin7947]

Mark. Like that "railroad tracks in the sky". Some of the no clue conspiracy theory crowd were calling the contrails "the Govt. messing with our weather."

[@honestycounts9352]

I think the B-52 is a great historical museum piece, and it's great to see museum items still working and doing their job. Imagine if Model-T fords were still out there doing taxi work, that would be amazing to see.

[@danpatterson8009]

Not a museum piece if it can perform the mission and bring crews home safe.

[@bryonslatten3147]

My favorite "freedom dispenser", followed closely by the Warthog.

[@shyfarmboya]

Bryon Slatten two of my favorite planes The B 52 and warthog. But you can’t forget the SR 71.

[@jeffcon123]

Bro a10 is such a beast

[@NatedoggZombies]

I was stationed at Barksdale, LA where they have the A-10s and B-52s

[@jeffcon123]

NateDogg Sliding my pops was stationed in castle back in the day when they had b52s still one of my fav planes

[@NatedoggZombies]

jeffcon123 I was in Guam when a b52 from Minot nearly crashed when an engine blew up right after lift off

[@outdoorjeff7097]

That thing is so scary. Imagine 50 of them coming at your country guided by 100 f-22 raptors. Unstoppable

[@markhoughton7326]

Operation rolling thunder sure worked.

[@HWG-wm8ld]

Clearly you don’t have a clue.

[@lequan8766]

Hmmm, sound scary Vietnamear farmer: nein

[@AA-tz2bm]

Lance Manion ?

[@antonirajasa7260]

They will lose if they fight farmer with an ak !

[@BBD40]

I am a B52 warrior. I worked on them for 10 years and some of that was doing super cool shit no one else knew about. Love those B52s. Tough plane!

[@yamato3870]

BBD40 how accurate were the B-52’s bomb drop?

[@aclarkk5462]

Soviet Union Boi id like to see Vietnam invade America, and America weren’t using there full military might and nuclear weapons, they’d be ass wiped off the globe If it weren’t for politics

[@bobabooey4537]

Haha warrior....... ok Rambo thanks for turning the wrench.

[@sandburgmartin7947]

@@bobabooey4537 Except for face to face combat infantry everyone one else is SUPPORT. But without all support working as a team there is no infantry. From "wrench turners", logistics, communications, plumbers, cooks, medical, etc in a war situation everyone qualifies on a weapon foremost. All take the same oath understanding that service to country can lead to loss of ones life. Damn right he's a warrior.

[@duongto1252]

@@aclarkk5462 u stupid shit. When war starts without politics?

[@jamesbrown4408]

A few were shot down earlier in the Vietnam war because of bad tactics. They flew the same routes and didn’t change until the commanders changed how high and what courses to fly over the targets. SAMs were no joke.

[@tenpiloto]

"Arc Light" We loved to hear that warning on guard. It meant 500 pounders would be raining down somewhere. And if we were on the ground within 20 miles, we could hear and feel them as they exploded.

[@thanhatchu946]

Me, a pure Vietnamese, seeing this: *Laugh in trees' language*

[@greg77389]

@nhà độc tài Yang Wen Li The SR-71 was never shot down. They were too fast and flew too high to be shot down.

[@HemlockRidge]

What battle did you win?

[@lancetheking7524]

@@HemlockRidge Vietnam war, communist defeated capitalist, and... there nice people... to Filipinos like me, Malaysians, nice people... edit: this comment is a year old, I don't even remember what I said here

[@HemlockRidge]

@@lancetheking7524 What battle did the Commies win?

[@kungpaoascension2019]

@@HemlockRidge chinese civil war :(

[@lawrencegore6647]

We designed the new B-52G in 1956 as a high altitude bomber. In 1961 we redesigned the B-52G/H primart structure to meet SAC's new usage and service life requirments. These notably included low level terrain avoidance training, often under extreme gust and maneuver conditions. We did extensive flight testing, lab testing, data gathering. and fatigue analysis. The primary structure is never replaced. The main reason for the structural longevity is that the usage has not been as severe as was projected. As Chief of Structures Technology at Boeing-Wichita at the time of the redesign. I am honored to say I chose the materials, the analysis methods, and the limiting stress levels for the redesicn. I am now 95, and I am thrilled to see these planes still flying, and projected to do so for many more years.

[@bruh4330]

Jeez how old are you

[@lawrencegore6647]

I'm 95. Show some respect.@@bruh4330

[@bruh4330]

@@lawrencegore6647 no

[@cowboyroper9442]

I think this comment is bogus. I worked for 21 years as an aircraft sheet metal mechanic. ALL of the planes I’m familiar with have wing skins, spars, ribs, bulkheads and longerons. If you want to impress people with your experience and. knowledge you need to use the language of a lead engineer and not a technician.

[@lawrencegore6647]

@@cowboyroper9442 What planes did you work on? B-17, thro B-36 bombers, etc. used 1/16. 1/8 in sheets. B-47 and B-52 used 5/8 and I in. plate. I can give you details. You insult me.

[@Windows98R]

I always liked that twin “jet engines zip tied together” thing going on with B52s. It’s cool

[@badguy1481]

A write up of B-52 losses in the Vietnam War: "On 22 November 1972, a B-52D (55-0110) from U-Tapao was hit by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) while on a raid over Vinh. The crew was forced to abandon the damaged aircraft over Thailand. This was the first B-52 to be destroyed by hostile fire in Vietnam. In total, 30 B-52s were lost during the war, which included 10 B-52s shot down over North Vietnam and five others being damaged and crashing in Laos or Thailand. The zenith of B-52 attacks in Vietnam was Operation Linebacker II (sometimes referred to as the Christmas Bombing) which consisted of waves of B-52s (mostly D models, but some Gs without jamming equipment and with a smaller bomb load). Over 12 days, B-52s flew 729 sorties and dropped 15,237 tons of bombs on Hanoi, Haiphong, and other targets. Originally 42 B-52s were committed to the war; however, numbers were frequently twice this figure. During Operation Linebacker II, there were 15 B-52s shot down, five B-52s were heavily damaged (1 crashed in Laos), and five B-52s suffered medium damage. A total of 25 crewmen were killed in these losses. Vietnam claimed 34 B-52s were shot down.

[@bcgrittner]

She's a good old plane. Years ago television and movies promoted the BUFF every time you turned around. A B-52 went down in Inver Grove Heights, MN in 1958. An uncommanded elevator trim excursion caused excessive stress to the airframe and the tail section broke off. The B-52 spun out of control and crashed. Seven of the eight on board died. There is a memorial plaque at the crash site. It's not far from where I live - I will visit that site soon.

[@greggwroblewski1689]

As a kid in the 60s I spent many weekends with my father a Griffis Air Force Base,where they housed the B-52‘s. Back in those days people a picnic along the side of the runway watching the B52s and other jets takeoff and land for practice runs. Brings back a lot of fond memories, Just amazing that this aircraft is still flying it is expected to fly into the 2050s.

[@robertmendoza7646]

The B-52 will stay resilient as it is. Imagine the bomber with the original airframe still flying for more than 6 decades and accomplishing all sorties. With modernization and proper updates it will stay in the air for another 5 decades. Unrealistic and remarkable feat!

[@ql5124]

Why Nothing Seems to Kill the B-52 Bomber The 19 B-52s shot down in Vietnam: "Am I a joke to you?" Edit: Make that 34

[@Noname-qu2wg]

Thats only 19 not 200

[@DingDang3D]

@@Noname-qu2wg12 days US claim: 19/200 PAVN cailm: 34/200

[@ExAid010]

Hello i'm Vietnamese. Actually we shot down 34 B-52s. I hope i won't make an arguement

[@ql5124]

@@ExAid010 Oh dang, thanks for the correction!

[@garystrong1651]

I was in Nam 66-67 and the buff was making a bang-up impression on the other team. Amazed to see it is still kicking ass. A lot of us Army guys were glad the buffs were on our side. Was wondering if a ciws could be installed on the 52 to combat missiles. Lost many in Nam to sams.

[@user-pu1cl9cl7o]

My husband was crew member on the b 52s. He was in sac . He was always on alert . The would fly out in the Morning it could be days before they return home. It is the most beautiful plane we have. I enjoy seeing the in the air. Seeing then on the ground wonder how something big fly.

[@westcoastkennedy3184]

My dad was a tail gunner on the B-52. I remember having BBQ's at the end of the runway at Castle AFB watching B-52's doing touch and goes. they would be a little higher than a telephone pole as the flew over us. it was the most amazing experience. But the best thing at that time was getting the left overs of the boxed lunches he would bring home from i believe they were called TDY's 2 to 3 day practice missions. Strange huh... And Gunners pick nicks at Henderson Park along the Snelling river.

[@RebSike]

makes me happy to visualize someone flying a 100 year old bomber in the 2050s

[@cs-rj8ru]

They were a great investment. I don't know if I'd be happy or sick in the stomach if they're still flying in the 2050s...100years on the US should have created and built something better. It almost makes me think we've stagnated somewhat.

[@andrewdonohue1853]

@@cs-rj8ru if it aint broke don't fix it. even though its only a decade or so newer then the last B29's..... its still capable.

[@cassu6]

@@andrewdonohue1853 Definitely way more capable than any of the new planes the US has developed in these last few decades

[@mikeace5831]

I saw one flying over the air show years ago is so impressive lady B-52 Stratofortress Master of the air

[@crimsonstrykr]

Well the B52 is only as good as the jamming system supporting it is. Back in Vietnam, during Operation Linebacker II the NVA managed to shoot down a bunch of these so the plane it self isn't some miracle invulnerable piece of tech.

[@awsomecfstc4845]

My grandpa remembers how loud these were taking off. He was stationed in Guam during the Vietnam War in the Navy and said he saw them take off pretty often when he was there

[@brennan_3969]

That plane is not ugly, it deserves better

[@armadillo3454]

Hey! i was in Qatar in 2017 with the BUFFs. It was a unique feeling watching them take off with thousands of pounds worth of ordinance and coming back winchester. We kept them bombs rolling though.

[@Wambleeman]

One of the biggest factors about the B52m is, that under any circumstances, you don't want to be on the receiving end of it's bomb run, for sure. Even in Nam, if the north Vietnamese, got wind of a pending B52 raid, they got the hell of Dodge, licky click. The B2 and the Navy Battleships, could and would do a number on, you and usually isn't much left, after they have passed over and gone. As a Vietnam, Veteran, I have a ocean full of respect for both those weapons systems.

[@tinhhoangvan9327]

Welcome to again Hanoi Hilton

[@afonsomessias8455]

Spoiler alert: a missile or any gun does

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

ICYSPY or drones

[@afonsomessias8455]

@Caoboy Ikr i just wanted to ruin the propaganda

[@larrycooper9487]

ICYSPY Did you not view “beyond the range of enemy defenses?”

[@afonsomessias8455]

@@larrycooper9487 going by that sense every plane is immortal

[@christianeidsmoe4772]

ever heard of electronic warfare? Do you think the B-52's don't have anti-missile capability? (hint: they were shot down by missiles in VietNam in the 60's)

[@gabrielg492]

Mighty bomber .Saw the buff in My country at FAir (there’s some footage in this video of the B52 being escorted by our Kfir fighters. ) Thanks for coming to Colombia! So massive!

[@phoenixskeptic7698]

I loaded conventional bombs on B-52 D models, lots of them during Vietnam and special weapons on G's and H's stateside. That plane is as old as me and still going strong.

[@hgbugalou]

I love the B52 but I just wanted to say "ok boomer" after this. The B52 is still around because of its ability to be upgraded to modern avionics and weapons systems and it having a very specific mission it is perfectly tailored for that has been further aided by modern weapon systems like cruise missiles. The rise of groups like ISIS also helped extend its life because they are limited to small arms for the most part that are no threat to a B52 at cruising height. Don't take this as a knock on the B52 - its a great plane and one of my favorites to see in the air. I just found the tone of the US some how doesn't know how to design planes these days as laughable.

[@goodguyr1ch]

In Vietnam, we make aluminium houseware by B-52 Aircraft's shell and it's still going well to day :D ps: we make it's from first B-52 has kill in Vietnam

[@slickchick5811]

everybody has a story!

[@bobklahn42]

It took me a long time to realize the importance of what I had done, 50 years ago. Now you guy keep them flying so I can look up and remember.

[@Economist96]

Terrific and educational video with great narration by a human, not a robot.

[@MachineHeadDissent]

Favorite plane!!!...🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸

[@tronwars7130]

Strange to think that if it was retired like most other aircraft it would be actually sitting in Museums throughout the country as a display piece. I think it's No.1 feature that makes it current is it's a large air frame able to deliver a large number of conventional bombs in one delivery as long as the airspace it flies in is controlled.

[@scruffyy111]

I just love the B-52. Especially the design

[@steveshoemaker6347]

At one time l was...Stationed at MacDill back in the 1960's....Thanks again...!

[@stevenm3823]

The North Vietnamese sure killed quite a few

[@andrewarmstrong7310]

Not. We lost 29 52s, 17 of which were shot down over Vietnam. 0 went down fully loaded. 0 missions were unaccomplished.

[@mattz2900]

This video isn’t about whether the plane can be brought down by an enemy or other.

[@yamato3870]

Andrew Armstrong he never talked about how many missions were unaccomplished, he talked about how North Vietnam shot down a few.

[@yamato3870]

Chí Phèo nguyễn according to the History Channel the North Vietnam claimed to have shot down 19 B-52s

[@yamato3870]

Chí Phèo nguyễn what year was your history book first published?

[@koimackan1287]

B-52: flies over Vietnam in the 60s and early 70s Vietnamese ppl with our anti-aircraft weapons: look, here comes more metal to make tools and furniture

[@NEUBRAND2000]

One of kind ❤old but gold ✨️ 👌

[@johnlesser3284]

I was at Minot Air Force Base in the late 90s.. This aircraft is amazing. I've rubbed elbow with the BUFF. I've seen it's weapon systems. They are amazing.

[@stephanieschweizer5576]

6:34 i did not know that american airlines owned b52 bombers lol

[@josephastier7421]

That photoshop came out right after 9/11.

[@danc3583]

The North Vietnamese sure killed quite a few

[@RamiiGotEm13]

KZbin: “Why nothing can’t kill B-52 bombers” Me: duhhh Mercia!!

[@congvunguyen9974]

hey do you know vietnam ?

[@Danny-ss8il]

Hey do you know the usa hasn't won a proper war since ww2?

[@DietMilkLifts]

Hey do u know that I eat my own shit?

[@johnvandusen8802]

Aiden Smith HEY SAME

[@buzzkill808raven2]

Mercia? Check again, MORAN

[@billkrause4585]

In 1967 I was stationed at Ellsworth AFB, SD., I remember watching from the Pride Hanger there (44MMS) a large number of B-52s take off down the flight line one after the other. It was really a sight, when Nixon put them on full alert. Once using the alternate gate to Ellsworth, it sounded like a boxcar coming down on my car from overhead, it was a B-52 coming in for a landing. Then at Minot AFB, ND. in 1971 I found myself again watching those monster B-52s take off down the flight line, and today in 2020 those B-52s remains a work horse ready to launch nuclear weapons to protect our freedoms. My job there the whole time enlisted was a USAF Minuteman Missile Technician helping to keep 150 nuclear missiles at each of these bases in ready status to defend our country. USA! USA! USA!

[@vitalfamiliestvnews.6561]

Fantastic the best of the best I love it

[@cs-rj8ru]

A great machine and one of the US's best investments. In this era I doubt they'd ever be flown over any adversary possessing more than a camel or a Toyota pickup....

[@lemonlime1280]

Lyrics: If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says "15 miles to the Love Shack" Love Shack, yeah, yeah I'm headin' down the Atlanta highway Lookin' for the love getaway Headed for the love getaway I got me a car, it's as big as a whale And we're headin' on down to the Love Shack I got me a Chrysler, it seats about 20 So hurry up and bring your jukebox money The love shack is a little old place where we can get together Love Shack, baby (a-Love Shack, baby) Love Shack, baby, Love Shack Love Shack, baby, Love Shack Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at) Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at) Sign says (woo) "Stay away, fools" 'Cause love rules at the Love Shack Well, it's set way back in the middle of a field Just a funky old shack and I gotta get back Glitter on the mattress Glitter on the highway Glitter on the front porch Glitter on the highway The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together Love Shack, baby (Love Shack, baby) Love Shack, that's where it's at Love Shack, that's where it's at Huggin' and a-kissin' Dancin' and a-lovin' Wearin' next to nothin' 'Cause it's hot as an oven The whole shack shimmies Yeah, the whole shack shimmies The whole shack shimmies when everybody's Movin' around and around and around and around Everybody's movin', everybody's groovin', baby Folks linin' up outside just to get down Everybody's movin', everybody's groovin', baby Funky little shack Funky little shack Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail I got me a car, like, it seats about 20 So come on and bring your jukebox money The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together Love Shack, baby (a-Love Shack, baby) Love Shack, baby, Love Shack Love Shack, baby, Love Shack Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at, yeah) Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at) Bang, bang, bang, on the door, baby Knock a little louder, baby Bang, bang, bang, on the door, baby I can't hear you Bang, bang, bang, on the door, baby Knock a little louder, sugar Bang, bang, bang, on the door, baby I can't hear you Bang, bang, bang, on the door, baby (Knock a little louder) Bang, bang, bang, on the door, baby Bang, bang (On the door, baby) Bang, bang (On the door) Bang, bang (On the door, baby) Bang, bang Your what? Tin roof, rusted Love Shack, baby, Love Shack Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at, yeah) Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at) Love, baby, Love Shack Huggin' and a-kissin', Dancin' and a-lovin' At the Love Shack

[@johncristiano4675]

Lovely B-52❤️

[@roninladson4087]

Me & this plane, have a long relationship, w it have been operational in my birth year of 1956, it was the 1st model airplane I have ever built. I have loved this plane & will continue to do so.

[@terrencewarren7229]

love tha Fact that We.Habe An Human Voice Great Job Very Good

[@terrencewarren7229]

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[@skksksalslsllsslzlzkdinpap5451]

@@terrencewarren7229 what the fuck are you trying to say

[@GeneralLee1961.3]

B-52, the legend 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tvnganhh_]

😂 December 1972:North Vietnam shooted B52 in Hanoi

[@aclarkk5462]

Ten Ben If America used its full military might without politics Vietnam wouldn’t exist 😂😂😂

[@duquemann27]

@@aclarkk5462 yeah sure, but in another universe, in that universe, only vietnam and america are the only 2 countries exist. :)))

[@CadmusVFX]

80 year old b-52s...damn that's awesome!

[@lowellmccormick6991]

Good design is timeless.

[@roombywoomby3916]

"Warheads on foreheads" nice

[@badguy1481]

Before flying the B-52, I flew a different Aircraft in Vietnam. I saw the aftermath of MANY B-52 drops, from the air. One could easily pick out where a 3 ship formation did its deadly work in the jungle. Like the craters on the moon....and still there after many weeks, month or even years after those bombs were dropped.

[@badguy5554]

@cesarretamoza5243 Why so?

[@johncristiano4675]

amazing 💪

[@justaguy4real]

4:43 so awesome the way jet fighters escort other craft. and fascinating that ALL jet fighter pilots are officers

[@chriswarren7274]

every pilot in the air force is an officer lmao

[@badguy1481]

@@chriswarren7274 That's why the USAF is GREAT for enlisted men. MOST of the time (but no ALL) the Officers are the ones that go into combat. Same is true for the Navy.

[@Phil-D83]

If you don't need stealth, take out enemy air defenses before hand, etc - perfect workhorse.

[@44hawk28]

It usually doesn't last long after they do a roll in order to avoid a surface-to-air missile. We did leave several on the tarmac in Southeast Asia because of the frame damage done when they did such things. They were stripped out however. Lots and lots of extra parts. The next time I heard of such Maneuvers was when TWA Flight 800 went down, at least one other pilot stated that he did a role to avoid a surface-to-air missile. All common carrier aircraft since the 707 have been tested to that standard and can do those roles quite easily. No less than 150 three Witnesses saw flight 800 taken down by a surface-to-air missile. Including one man who is towing a target for the Navy to shoot at. Problem is, radar guided missiles of that size 10 to find the biggest target not always the one that's intended.

[@stevenk7904]

I have always been curious how an aircraft of such size would deal with a locked SAM. Chaff and flare obviously but what about maneuvers ultimately?? Is there anything that can really be done?

[@gabbylikeskicks]

6:34 I think this is where the Carpet bomb icon was from for CnC Generals

[@toiditestdao]

US: Nothing Seems to Kill the B-52 Bomber VN: Hold my AK-47

[@illegalalien6542]

Weren't a bunch of these shot down in the 60's ?

[@truckert9729]

Yup.

[@PatrickRatman]

I think he meant that the Air Force hasn't retired them yet, which they have already done on birds just as old as the b52

[@tarkusmjg]

I read some wear that 82 of them we're shot down in the Viet Nam war

[@badguy1481]

@@tarkusmjg The USAF flew 400 missions over Hanoi. The North managed to shoot down or damage beyond repair 30. That's ONLY 4%. The missile guidance was ineffective against the B-52's. They had to "salvo" (like a shotgun) missiles at the B-52's unguided and HOPE they could get a lucky hit. Great idea if you have an unlimited number of missiles. The North didn't. The last 2 days of the bombing campaign met almost zero resistance.

[@jwingo7257]

Yeah, over enemy territory by SAMs. The new mission doesn’t have the B-52s close enough plus they will have fighter protection.

[@ricknelson7824]

I will never forget seeing a buff flying at 150 feet in northern Montana performing low level radar avoidance literally flying up a valley and popping into view directly in front of me. Amazing and awesome.

[@patrickkenyon2326]

If you're above the trees, your too high.

[@earlsmall9808]

I'm 77. I saw the first B-52 take off on live TV. I'm not 80 years old yet. Then I flew them. Flew the F, G, D and H models.

[@joshbrowning2406]

The Iraq/Afghan war joke was funny af

[@rhyslovett1194]

Fly over iran and you will find out 😂

[@sandalphoncpu]

‘Why nothing seems to kill the B-52 bomber?’ Me: Cause it’s retired.... Oh wait...

[@greenhamlet8019]

😂😍🤣

[@therealityartist9057]

Wow 35 tons of bombs it carries imagine that lot raining down on your head impressive!

[@markstead9624]

Good practical design goes such a long way.

[@costinaanghel8295]

Good to see they have made an older version of the b-29 and still carrying on with the family tree of the greatest of the greatest 👍

[@tendin9moth917]

“Opening a can of... whoop ass, on isis”😂😂😂

[@jenn4282]

My Dad was a B52 Pilot.. so proud of him, Thx Dad

[@semco72057]

I know about the toughness of the B-52's since I began working on them during the Vietnam War and then there was three models flying and after the war the D models was retired and that left only the G and H models and the G models was retired probably due to the treaty with Russia leaving only the H models in service. Their primary mission was carrying nuclear weapons internally and externally with some being converted to carrying conventional weapons.

[@andresvazquez9413]

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES. GOD BLESS THE U.S. MILITARY.

[@user-rf6fd4vs5s]

Thanks god the Soviet army saved you from the nazis

[@robertg4842]

@Abdrasid Khalid I feel sorry for "jew," and your envious desire to live in a nation where persecution is not celebrated ;)

[@danielsummey4144]

Mr.Nuclear BG he said the US, not the British

[@fossilfountain]

Chí Phèo nguyễn bruh chill it’s just a country

[@cassu6]

@steve crawford YAY! Again a prime example of an American who knows absolutely nothing and only thinks his country is the best one on earth!!! I'm saying this as a Finn and we generally hate Russia (not russians though). But the Soviet army definitely wasn't dependent on American supplies. After all when the Soviets had halted Operation Barbarossa and started their counterattacks the lend lease for the Soviet union hadn't even started.

[@donaldsmith3048]

The B 52 was made by the same great people that made the B17 and B 29! They also made the 747, 727, 737, and on and on! There was something said about the 7 always in number but the B52 but if you add it up it makes 7 and the B29 that you need to subtract to get the 7. I don't think anyone would ever say that the B 52 didn't come out of a very long line of Great Airplane!

[@Damocles54]

I was on a 2 lane state highway coming out of rapid city sd many years ago and the road cut across an s-shaped valley. It wasn't real deep, maybe a couple hundred feet. As i went down the western side i looked right and a -52 banked around the first curve, rolled right and vanished around the other curve. Had they been any lower i could have high fived the pilot. I had to settle for him waving to me. I was doing well over 100mph, but even that left me feeling like i was standing still. Overall it was pretty cool.

[@2emoze]

yep, we did that "Top-Gun-Maverick" stuff despite the "book" low hard-deck being 300' AGL - as a G-model copilot circa 1969, IIRC being at 30' AGL per the radar altimeter in a just-wide-enuf NV desert valley at 300 kts, essentially flying in "ground effect"; any abrupt bank would have a put a wingtip into the dirt (my AC was a hot-dogger wannabe fighter jock (but one-helluva pilot)) (eventually he broke too many rules too many times & was cashiered out) .....

[@Damocles54]

@larry m yeah these guys were low enough and fast enough that the ground effect wake was like having a tornado level cross wind for a couple moments. When i was still a teenager and was considering the military to pay for college i was kind of considering the air force. I wanted to be the tail gunner on a BUFF. I knew it wasn't like the ww2 bombers where you were hands on guns, or even in a turret. But the idea of telling people what my job was and seeing the look of confusion was tempting to me. But, i knew that they'd either already been phased out or were about to be (this was in 1990) so it wasn't a really viable career path for me. Inevitably when talking to an army recruiter and he asked what i wanted to do i said "i want to blow shit up". When he said "yeah, we can do that" i signed immediately lol

[@2emoze]

ultra low-level piloting was an essential skill if one was ever going to penetrate & survive a nuclear run on russian or chinese territory; it could be "thrilling" or "fun" for we "no fear" younger pilots even tho we did not have zero-zero seats; the 2 guys downstairs would tell you they were generally terrified cuz they had no terrain concept except on radar & altimeter, & their seats ejected down; a gunner could see the terrain "afterward" but had no chance in any emergency cuz he had to jettison the gun section & just jump out; in that, one learns the true meaning of "aircrew" and the necessary essential confidence in one another's skills to survive .... comparatively, my "no fear" younger bro flew Army Kiowa gunships NOE (nap of the earth) thru mountainous euro valleys under low overcast in fog & rain ... could tell many thrilling stories .... until he died due to a low-level engine failure ...

[@Yuki_Ika7]

my mom and her brother once wrote a mothers day poem for my grandma when they were kids and part of it was "Roses are red, violets are blue, you have a nose like a B-52", my grandma was not amused at that part XD

[@ronfults3844]

These are just like the old Browning M2 .50 cal MG. It's well proven, extremely reliable, lethal and it just simply works. This is why no one in the world can compete with American ingenuity and manufacturing. 👍

[@ongke8920]

US: Nothing Seems to Kill the B-52 Bomber SAM: are we a joke to you?

[@josephburton92]

Do one on the KC-135 next. B-52’s are bad ass lol

[@chiabotra6150]

you are the heart of us.

[@Chuck_Hooks]

20 LRASMs will look good on BUFFs

[@larrykstanley]

Seem to remember a few of them getting “killed” back in 68!

[@markhoughton7326]

Yep north Viet nam killed a few.

[@thesirmaddog8209]

Yet they are still around

[@larrykstanley]

The Sirmaddog Yep, probably because we built over 700 of them! If I remember correctly we destroyed hundreds of them after the disarmament treaties were signed.

[@wolverines5279]

He probably means retirement of the aircraft

[@doubletapthatdotty4597]

That's not what he means by that. I think he means it because of how long it's been in service.

[@kenhurley4441]

My friend Lt. Col. Tony Monetti was just a handful of pilots that commanded the B-52, B-1, and B-2 bombers. Now that's flying.

[@bestamerica]

hi K H... ' america is the best 3 airplanes... B-1 / B-2 / B-52... ussr russia is none

[@keithbradley4224]

For those talking about how " alot" were shot down during the Linebacker missions. Not many, considering the amount of sorties and bombs dropped.

[@milohajek]

Hmmm, "BUFF" you say, i have always been under the impression that it was refereed to as the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

[@OCTAVlAN]

"War heads on foreheads" amazing

[@professorjake8369]

What a great aircraft.

[@Jimboy1611]

This is insane. If the B-52 reaches its service life, it’ll have been in service nearly 100 years! Britain’s equivalent Cold War bombers (the Vulcan and Victor - marvellous machines), first built in the 50s, just like the B-52, were retired by the RAF in the early 80s and 90s respectively. I don’t know if this is correct, but I heard somewhere that B-52s dropped more ordnance in Vietnam in one day than every B-17 and B-24 in WW2.

[@josephbuckley7240]

America's weaponry is the standard other nations salivate at. Ask the chinese, they love to steal tech. and they Still need a ski jump aircraft carrier.

[@letrantrung1]

VN received more bombs than all WW2 combined :))

[@nashbraymen9564]

"If it ain't broke... don't fix it!"

[@addicz2]

Dvina : "Ok. I'll do it myself. Here I come fat plane 😘"

[@Magtf_hikaroo]

Some Vietkong with SA-7: Allow us to introduce ourselves

[@Guzzi_Cali2]

In my opinion the B-52 is one of the cutest airplane. Elegant, traditional, simply great.

[@wolverines5279]

Holds a lot more bombs then stealth bombers

[@adrianturcitu4770]

@@wolverines5279 B52,---' 170 Tones B1 ---- 140 Tones

[@pyro7358]

your grandfather flew a buff, your father flew a buff, and you'll fly a buff!

[@Specops915]

Many myths of invincibility were shattered over the skies of N. Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Nobody and nothing is invinsible.

[@Shaggrtoon]

Linebacker II comes to mind immediately

[@tinhhoangvan9327]

Hanoi 1972 😮