Three B-52 Stratofortresses perform a heritage flyover to kick off the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, May 6. For more than 40 years, the B-52 has been the backbone of the manned strategic bomber force for the United States, capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in the inventory.

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