The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962.
But then, leave it to CNN to screw it up.
The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744 B-52s were built with the last, a B-52H, delivered in October 1962.I might not remember correctly, but I thought that the G and H models were refits of earlier models, and went into service much later than 1962.
Anybody out there know for sure?
It's easy for CNN to mix up 1954 and 1945. They can blame the secretary for the typo.