I won’t.
I watched one take off from Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda Mi. Airbase show in the 70’s.
*LOUD* even from the far airstrip.
Black smoke from all engines.
I will never forget it.
I did some work down in Fort Worth, TX - probably 1987 or so. The B-52s would be lined up heading back to the airport in the evening - a seemingly endless line of them.
I visited a buddy that was on a refueling plane, he would be a week on for 24-hour readiness, then a week off. As we drove by the base and a few B-52s sitting on the tarmac I asked “So now are those loaded with nukes and ready to go?”
“I can neither confirm or deny that statement. However, those armed guards DO have live rounds in their rifles.”
I would think it would be easier to take a few feet off the length of the bomb that to re-engineer the wings on a B-52.
BUFF’s are coal powered.
So unfortunate that one was lost at Fairchild AFB, along with the crew, due to airshow clowning (flying the aircraft beyond design limits). 1994.
*LOUD* even from the far airstrip.
Black smoke from all engines.
I will never forget it.
Those were G models. Water burners. Watching 16 of those B-52G's and KC-135A's perform a Minimum Interval Take Off, MITO, was one of the most awesome and awe-inspiring things I have ever seen in my life.
All that smoke from the water injection would drift over the base for an hour after a MITO and there was no better smell than that of burned JP-4. The best memories ever.
My wife and an older brother were stationed at Wurtsmith AFB. A great place to be stationed.