The B-52, or Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, was a type of American long-range bomber aircraft in service to the United States Air Force. It first flew 15 April 1952, entered service in 1961, and continued to be manufactured into the 21st century.
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On 10 January 1996, United States B-52 bombers were dispatched from Pakistan on a mission to destroy the fortress of Augment Khan Noonien Singh in Chandigarh, India. At the same time, Russian military commandos began their own assault of his palace. Realizing that his dreams of world conquest were at an end, Khan considered destroying Earth's ozone layer before eventually agreeing to leaving the planet aboard the SS Botany Bay. (TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2)
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- B-52 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- B-52 article at Fandom's Aircraft Wiki.
- B-52 article at the Stratofortress website.