B-52 Stratofortress Take Off U.S. Air Force

B-52 Stratofortress taxi and take off, air crew race to launch multiple B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, US Air Force, Louisiana, United States.

(2nd Bomb Wing, U.S. Air Force, Motorizado)

[michaelmullin]

When I was 12 year old, my neighbor, an air force pilot offered me a ride in a b-52 in Texas. I was so impressed and in love. B-52's are awesome!

[timothy]

I was enlisted in The USAF at Loring Air Force base Maine from 1978 to 1982. I was a security specialist guarding 4 B 52’s uploaded with nuclear weapons and nine KC 135’s. This video brings back great memories!

[brianfalls]

Boy does that bring back memories! I spent 5 years at Minot AFB in N. Dakota working on "H" model B-52's and eventually got shipped to Loring AFB by Limestone Maine where I spent another 21/2 years working "G" model B-52's. They are quite the bird I can tell you but it was definitely a love/hate relationship working on those beasts.

[stevemcdonald]

I watched the B-52 the first time it flew in 1954. It had a B-47 and a delta-wing fighter as escorts and camera planes. It flew a lazy loop from Seattle down around Tacoma and back and never retracted its landing gear. I would have been very impressed with its size if I hadn't seen a B-36 passing over low, a couple of years before.

[VOYAGERTVDOC]

awesome US Air Force and all the crew that keeps these B 52's going. True warriors !

[greywolfwalking]

As a retired USAF member...very proud to see these birds
" scramble ".. n awesome to see the crews hit n git! Very proud of all of those
" BUFFS", as we called them during Nam!
Does this old Vet well!
Thanks for sharing!

[vivianwilliams]

When I was a senior in high school, I lived on Peace Air Force Base in Potsmouth, New Hampshire. That was in 63-64. I would wake in the morning and watch the tails of B-52's over the tops of the buildings between my house and the airstrip getting in formation for take off. After all these years it's still a strong memory.

[ChiefGrayCloud]

Been there, done that! Was a B-52 crew chief on #0213G at Griffiths AFB in Rome, NY 1968-69.

[wizard]

I had the pleasure of having a childhood with two weeks every summer spent at my grandmother's camp on Hot Brook Lake in Danforth, Maine. During those years, Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine was a B-52 base and they would practice flying those things at ultra-low altitude OVER Hot Brook Lake four or five times a day. It's a very quiet lake with only a handful of camps on it, many times I would be out in my row boat or canoe and hear that thing coming just in time to plug my ears and look up. There it would be, cruising low and slow right over the tree tops and then right over my damn boat as it continued across the lake. The same was done with F-15 or F-16 fighters but they were never as slow and never as cool as those bombers. That all ended when the base closed around 1991.

[amarylessimmons]

I am a middle age woman now. When I was a little girl I loved to watch airplanes and I still do. These Majestic B52 Bombers are still something you can't describe! Yhey are just as Magnificent now as they were then! I pray you Magnificent guys will be guarded by our Magnificent God when you are in the Heavenlies. Be safe and well in His loving care. USA 🇺🇸 YOU ARE LOVED

[jaycheramie]

In 63 & 64 I was in SAC at Bergstrom AFB with these big babies. God, I still love watching them !!

[crocodile]

I recently watched a docu on the B-52 that said they don't actually "rotate" at takeoff, but rather sort of lift off with all landing gear leaving the ground almost simultaneously. Apparently they land the same way. Very impressive!

[johnakaoldguy]

I’m a USAF Vet from the mid 1970’s. They are still the best damn bomber airframe in the sky’s today. Music to my ears.

[dougankrum]

I live here in Sacramento, California, USA....back when Mather was an active Air Force base, around 1986, I saw 3 of these B-52's take off at once, then a U-2....the big trail of smoke from the B-52's hung around for 10-15 minutes....
The U-2 was impressive, whisper quiet, and as soon as they got air...went nearly vertical climb...

[jmdoutdoors]

I was raised in the 70's in The Azores in Terceira Island watching the B52's taking off and landing. Thank you US Air Force, I still love it today.

[colaoliver]

In the mid 1960's the family was heading to Maine towing our 25' sailboat for a 2week cruise. We were on I95 near Bangor Maine. At that time Bangor Airport was a SAC base with a squadron of B52's. One of the runways ends at the highway so the planes fly over I95 on take off. I hear dad say "Ah s___" as he looked at the runway ahead. A B52 was taking off. It would fly right over us and Dad was afraid the engine wash would flip the trailer. Thankfully it didn't but man what a sight.

[jamesholder]

Thanks, I enjoyed. I flew 0058 and 0022 when I was at Homestead AFB. Amazing that we had such an experience. However, Ten hours in an ejection seat was painful.

[MrBonediver]

My dad worked on these beasts for 10 years!! I got to do a flight in one, scariest thing in my Beautiful bird...

[christopherrogers]

Grew up with these beasts in my backyard. My dad was a navigator on 52's at Pease AFB in New Hampshire. God they are a beautiful plane and show the power that we once had.

[edmonblocker]

I had just turned 18(November 1961) and was stationed at Larson AFB Washington (now closed)was assigned to the 462nd SAC wing as an aircraft ground refueling specialist. Standing by the flightline watching a group of B52's takeoff one after the other just took my breath away. Will never forget that sound