Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

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military aircraft strategic bomber

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force since the 1950s, renowned for its heavy payload capacity and exceptional longevity in service.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
B-52 Stratofortress	24
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress canonical	10
B-52 Stratofortress bombers	7
B-52 strategic bombers	2
B-52G	2
B-52H	2
B-52H Stratofortress	2
B-52 strategic bomber	1
B-52A	1
B-52B	1
B-52C	1
B-52D	1
B-52E	1
B-52F	1
B-52H Stratofortress aircraft	1
B-52H Stratofortress bombers	1
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (TF33 variant)	1
U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration	high-wing ⓘ
aircraftType	subsonic ⓘ
armament	cruise missiles ⓘ gravity bombs ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ
combatRadius	approximately 4480 miles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	5 ⓘ
designedBy	Boeing ⓘ surface form: Boeing Wichita
designedFor	long-range strike ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
enteredServiceWith	Strategic Air Command ⓘ
firstFlight	1952-04-15 ⓘ
introduced	1955 ⓘ
landingGear	quadricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Boeing ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight	approximately 488000 pounds ⓘ
nicknamed	BUFF ⓘ Big Ugly Fat Fellow ⓘ
notableFeature	ability to carry nuclear and conventional weapons ⓘ exceptional service longevity ⓘ high payload capacity ⓘ long-range without refueling ⓘ
numberOfEngines	8 ⓘ
operator	United States Air Force ⓘ
payloadCapacity	approximately 70000 pounds ⓘ
plannedServiceLifeUntil	2050s ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Air Force ⓘ
range	approximately 8800 miles ⓘ
role	conventional bomber ⓘ cruise missile carrier ⓘ long-range bomber ⓘ maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ nuclear bomber ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
successorPlanned	B-21 Raider ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail ⓘ
usedInConflict	Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: War in Afghanistan
variant	Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52B Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52C Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52D Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52E Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52F Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52G Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: B-52H
wingConfiguration	swept wing ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boeing → notableProduct → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

Vietnam War → involvedWeapon → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 strategic bombers

North American X-15 → carrierAircraft → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52A

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52B

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52C

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52D

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52E

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52F

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52G

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress → variant → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52H

Battle of Khe Sanh → used → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

Operation Linebacker → usedWeapon → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Operation Rolling Thunder → aircraftUsed → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Eighth Air Force → aircraftOperated → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

NATO bombing of Yugoslavia → aircraftUsed → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Strategic Air Command → operatedWeaponSystem → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Bell X-15 → carrierAircraft → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

B-50 Superfortress → successor → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Air Combat Command → operates → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52H Stratofortress aircraft

B-21 Raider → intendedToComplement → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Pima Air and Space Museum → notableExhibit → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

Battle of An Lộc → airSupportProvider → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

RAF Waddington International Air Show → featuredAircraftType → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Battle of Kontum → usedWeapon → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 strategic bombers

BUFF → refersTo → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

BUFF → appliedTo → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers

BUFF → associatedWithAircraftType → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

BUFF → associatedWithAirframeVariants → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52G

BUFF → associatedWithAirframeVariants → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52H

Big Ugly Fat Fellow → refersTo → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

Big Ugly Fat Fellow → appliesTo → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 strategic bomber

McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO) → notableAircraftStationed → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

subject surface form: McCoy Air Force Base

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Operation Niagara → uses → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

Operation Menu → aircraftUsed → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

U.S. bombing of Cambodia → usedWeapon → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

Pratt & Whitney J57 → usedInAircraft → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

Linebacker I → usedWeapon → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

Rolling Thunder → notableAircraft → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

EGVA → supportsAircraft → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

FFD → canAccommodate → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

subject surface form: RAF Fairford

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

United States Air Force Strategic Air Command → primaryWeaponSystem → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Operation Commando Hunt → uses → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

Operation Barrel Roll → usedAircraft → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Operation Steel Tiger → aircraftUsed → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

53rd Wing → aircraftTested → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Grand Forks Air Force Base → hostedAircraftType → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

4th Special Operations Squadron → aircraftOperated → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

Air Force Global Strike Command → controls → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52 Stratofortress bombers

Barksdale Air Force Base → hosts → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ

this entity surface form: B-52H Stratofortress bombers