Once, for 5 hours, the B-52H Stratofortress flew but it had no tail!
A Boeing B-52H Stratofortress performed an eight-hour flight load check in January 1964 to assess the effects of low-altitude buffeting turbulence. The bomber reached higher altitudes until the turbulence became too intense and that’s when disaster struck. The B-52H and its crew survived despite being in near-fatal conditions with its tail missing. The episode demonstrated … Read more