The massive Seattle-built Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a …
Years: 1955 - 1955
The massive Seattle-built Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a long-distance U.S. bomber intended initially to be equipped with turboprop engines to attain the necessary range, is instead equipped with eight powerful Pratt & Whitney turbojet engines, and enters the Strategic Air Command in 1955.
