It is amazing that 70 years after its first flight, the B-52 or BUFF as it's affectionately known, is still going strong. Even though there isn't much of the original airframes anymore, the tail number remains the same as the spotters will tell us! There are so many recent modifications to the aircraft, as Jeff Bolton explains in his epic 'Buffing Up' feature, that have enabled the huge bomber to keep relevant. Most of us have also grown up with the BUFF-just like we did with the UK's Queen until September 8, but, unlike the Queen, will outlive many of us.
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