Stock photography, photos: B-52 Flying Fortress Bomber Stock photos of For more than 50 years the B-52 Stratofortress has been the primary manned strategic bomber force for the United States. The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching a significant array of weapons in the U.S. inventory. This includes gravity bombs, cluster bombs and precision guided missiles. The B-52 Stratofortress is a strategic nuclear strike bomber that served as the backbone and unofficial symbol of Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1955-1992. The B-52 is capable of delivering 35 tons of ordnance - either nuclear or conventional - on a target. With air refueling, a B-52 can hit any spot on earth. B-52 strategic nuclear strike bombers served as a credible and feared deterrent while a major component of the United States nuclear TRIAD under SAC's control. Kirtland Air Force Base ˆ New Mexico, USA. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: b-52, Kirtland air force base, Albuquerque, new mexico, stratofortress, flying fortress, SAC, strategic air command, nuclear strike, muclear weapons, weapons platform, aero, military, aerospace, flight, flying, aircraft, jet, bomber, nuclear bomber, atomic bomb, atomic weapons, atom bombs, nuclear, us air force