The United States continued working on its strategic bomber force, and by 1955, it introduced the iconic B-52 Stratofortress, now known as the Big Ugly Fat Fella (BUFF), which upgraded from the ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. - KTBS is celebrating 70 years in the ArkLaTex, and even before the first broadcast Barksdale Air Force ...

"Following two years of B-52 squadrons employing nearly 12,000 ... an Air Force spokesman said in a statement. The bomber, nicknamed the BUFF for "Big Ugly Fat Fellow," has been in service with ...

Originally developed as a nuclear bomber ... the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness. Part of the reason for its long service is that the Buff, or “Big Ugly Fat ...

B52BomberDown.org sheds awareness for recovery efforts this year in Gulf of Mexico to find 8-member crew from downed B-52 in 1968 including local man.

The bomber was displaced when a strong tornado ripped through Rome on July 16, 2025, causing $40 million in damage.

Destructive winds from last summer’s tornado were strong enough to damage and displace Rome’s historic B-52 bomber from its concrete pedestal. Oneida County ...

SEVEN. A B-52 BOMBER IS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE THIS WEEK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUR HOURS INTO TRAINING ON A FLIGHT OUT OF LOUISIANA ON WEDNESDAY, WHEN IT ...

With its 185 foot wingspan, the B-52, fondly nicknamed ‘Buff’ for big, ugly, fat fellow, will be flying overhead in Bossier for years to come. "It gives me a lot of joy and compassion about ...

Oneida County is contributing $150,000 to project to restore B-52 bomber at Griffiss Business and Technology Park. The bomber 'flew' off its base and sustained damage in the July 2024 tornado.