Syark Airforces - 1/200 ATLAYA AMERCOM USAF B52H Stratofortress, 319th Bombardment Wing, 1981











1/200 ATLAYA AMERCOM USAF B52H Stratofortress, 319th Bombardment Wing, 1981

The new one bomber plane in my collection. I think a lot of collector have this diecast right. I bought this model for free due to purchased the 2 nos. Fighter Aircraft Magazine by Amercom. This model is huge even this model in scale 1/200. I so satisfied about the quality of this model.

The B-52H is the US Air Force's long-range, large-payload multirole bomber and is known as the Stratofortress or the Buff (big ugly fat fellow). It is the USAF's principal strategic nuclear and conventional weapons platform, and supports the US Navy in anti-surface and submarine warfare missions.
The B-52H is a very large aircraft, with a length of 159ft 4in (48.5m) and a take-off weight of 488,000lb (220,000kg). The all-metal skin bears a high proportion of the flight loading. When on the ground, the surface of the aircraft on the forward section of the fuselage has a wrinkled appearance. The skin expands and becomes smooth as the crew compartment is pressurised when the aircraft gains altitude.
The B-52 celebrated its 50th anniversary (first flight April 1952) in April 2002 and is the longest serving combat aircraft in the world - a total of 744 were built.
The B-52H entered service in 1961 and 104 were built. The last was delivered in October 1962. However, due to an extensive system and structural upgrades, its service life is expected to continue beyond the year 2030.
The USAF retired 18 B-52H aircraft leaving 76 aircraft in service, stationed at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and Minot AFB in North Dakota.
The aircraft were retired at the rate of one every two weeks and are stored in a hangar at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma, in case they are required in future. The first aircraft was retired in July 2008. All B-52s were transferred from Air Combat Command (ACC) to the new Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) in 2010. 

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