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Feanor · 08-10-2007, 19:44 PM

The B-52 is kept in service because no replacement is being developed. There are plans to keep them in service for so long that the airframes will be over 100 years old by the time they're retired.

08-10-2007, 19:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Feanor Banished Join Date: 06-12-07 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,385 Country:	The B-52 is kept in service because no replacement is being developed. There are plans to keep them in service for so long that the airframes will be over 100 years old by the time they're retired.