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by Peter E. Davies.
Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 96 pages. 2025.
Subtitle: Units in Combat 1992-2025
The USAF still has 76 B-52s in service — not bad for planes originally built in the early 1960s. They have been extensively upgraded over the years with structural and electronic improvements, not to mention modified to carry a new array of acronym weaponry: CALCM, JDAM, JASSM, and the X-51. When the original capacity is 70,000 pounds of bombs, you have the space and capability to do so.
Besides design and development info, the plane receives an overview of the various more modern missions, including Iraq, Serbia/Yougoslavia, and Afghanistan.
I don’t know what it is about Osprey air books — same tiny font and format as the Air Campaign series. Sheesh…
The booklet contains one black and white photo, 49 color photos, 22 color camouflage illustrations (admittedly all gray but with different markings), and 22 color nose art illustrations.
The USAF plans to keep 62 B-52H bombers operational until at least 2044. Who knows if they could be 100-year bombers in the 2060s.
Enjoyed it.
— Reviewed by Russ Lockwood
