<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> B - 52 Stratofortress </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A B - 52H from Barksdale AFB flying over desert </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Role </Th> <Td> Strategic bomber </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Boeing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First flight </Th> <Td> 15 April 1952 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Introduction </Th> <Td> February 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> In service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary users </Th> <Td> United States Air Force NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1952 -- 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number built </Th> <Td> 744 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unit cost </Th> <Td> B - 52B : US $14.43 million ( 1956 ) ; ( $99.9 million in 2016 ) B - 52H : US $9.28 M ( 1962 ) ; ( $57.8 million in 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Developed into </Th> <Td> Conroy Virtus </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> B - 52 Stratofortress </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> A B - 52H from Barksdale AFB flying over desert </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Role </Th> <Td> Strategic bomber </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Boeing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First flight </Th> <Td> 15 April 1952 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Introduction </Th> <Td> February 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> In service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Primary users </Th> <Td> United States Air Force NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced </Th> <Td> 1952 -- 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number built </Th> <Td> 744 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unit cost </Th> <Td> B - 52B : US $14.43 million ( 1956 ) ; ( $99.9 million in 2016 ) B - 52H : US $9.28 M ( 1962 ) ; ( $57.8 million in 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Developed into </Th> <Td> Conroy Virtus </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the first b 52 bomber made
when was the first b 52 bomber made
1952 -- 1962
1952 -- 1962