B-52 Stratofortress

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

04.28.2010

Courtesy Photo

NASA

ED04-0362-02 NASA's venerable B-52B mothership launch aircraft served as the backdrop at its retirement ceremony on Dec. 17, 2004. Regarded as having participated in more aviation history than any other single aircraft, NASA's famous B-52B mothership aircraft was retired on Dec. 17, 2004. A joint NASA and U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center ceremony marked the occasion, hosted at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. December 17, 2004 NASA Photo / Tom Tschida B-52 Project Description

NASA Identifier: 303541main_ED04-0362-02

• Date Taken: 04.28.2010
• Date Posted: 02.08.2013 13:14
• Photo ID: 848771
• Resolution: 3000x2107
• Size: 614.13 KB
• Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US