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The article features Boeing's eight-engined B-52 intercontinental jet bomber that the U.S. Air Force will order to replace the B-36. It describes the B-52 as a swept-back-wing plane powered by eight Pratt & Whitney jet engines can carry 10,000 pounds of bombs 10,000 miles. The article also traces the development of the B-52 and the financial losses of the company with the Stratocruisers airliners and mentions that opinion of Boeing President William Allen that the arms program should be stepped up at the expense of civilian industry.

The article focuses on the air warfare between the U.S. and Communists in the Viet Nam war. It states that the flyers and war airplanes that hit Haiphong and Hanoi, Vietnam were part of the sophistication of U.S. electronic and technology assembled in Indochina, wherein, no B-52s have been lost since the communits' offensive attacks. It adds that the air warfare has been stepped up and re-Americanized. General William C. Westmoreland predicts automated wars with applications of lethal firepower.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience on board the B-52 bomber plane (BUFF) which took off from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.

The article reports on the damage inflicted by the accidental emptying of the 20-ton load of bombs from a U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bomber plane on Neuk Long, southeast of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. U.S. air attaché Colonel David H. E. Opfer in Cambodia stressed that the accident had minimal damage. However, when reporters visited Neuk Long, they witnessed the worst bombing error of the Indochina war, with at least 137 Cambodians killed and 268 injured. According to the author, the Neuk Long bombing error and two others committed in the same week, came before the U.S. Congress implemented a cut-off of all American military activity in Indochina. Despite the aerial attacks from the U.S., insurgents continued to gain ground, striking the Cambodian forces at will.

The article accounts the Vietnam-U.S. war in 1968. It mentions the attack of eight-engined B-52 jets that dropped 670,000 tons of bombs on the Vietnamese to destroy antiaircraft missiles. It notes that the mission had killed 43 Vietnamese civilians after the U.S. military missed the target, which was considered as the first incident that killed more civilians.

The article focuses on the comparison between the advantage and disadvantages of B-1 and B-52 bombers for reaching Soviet Union targets during nuclear war. It states that B-1 bombers are better to use than B-52 to penetrate Soviet Union defenses as it can fly low, with speed of 1,800 miles per hour (mph) and have a black-box gear, which can counteract warning systems. However, it says that B-1 bombers cost 102 million dollars and may become obsolete when new defensive weapons like radars have been developed by Soviets. Meanwhile, it mentions that B-52 is better to use as standoff bombers for delivering cruise missiles within target ranges. It adds that despite being cost effective, U.S. Air Forces claims that B-52 has disadvantages such as being too old and prone for metal fatigue.

The article reports that the first flight test of the B-1 bomber at the Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California has been successful. It relates that B-1 is designed as future replacements for the B-52, which is the long-range bomber used by the U.S. Air Force for about 20 years. It mentions that the military airplane weighing 400,000 pounds can carry twice the payload and can take off in half the runway space. Moreover, the aircraft has greater retractable wings and maneuverability. However, critics continue to question on whether manned bombers are strategically useful in the missile age. It adds that the decision to build additional 241 B-1s depends on U.S. Congress.

The article focuses on the order received by Boeing Airplane Co. from the U.S. Air Force to prepare for the full-scale production of its B-52 jet bomber, a bigger and faster version of the B-47 and an intended replacement for the U.S. armed forces' B-36 bomber.

The article focuses on the decision by B-52 Pilot Michael Heck to refuse to participate in the U.S. bombing campaign in Hanoi and Haiphong in North Viet Nam. According to Heck, he will no longer be a participant in the bombing since the objectives are unjustifiable. It says that the decision puts the Air Force in a challenging situation and mentions the possibility of Heck's court-martial.

The article focuses on the air strike done by the American B-52 bombers in South Vietnam, wherein Dinh Tuong province has been the heavily hit region. It says that the B-52 bombing in the area resulted to numerous civilian victims and casualties, in which most victims are killed. It also mentions that a high-ranking U.S. military official never knew of the civilian casualties brought by the B-52 bombing and insisted that the plotting of the B-52 raids was good.

The article focuses on the issue concerning the return of sovereignty of Okinawa to Japan. It reports that after the handing of sovereignty, three B-52 bombers on the way to Viet Nam could not refuel in mid-air and were directed to Kadena Air Force Base (A.F.B.) in Okinawa. It says that Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda was notified by the U.S. embassy in Tokyo on the B-52s' flight program. It adds that Fukuda declared an unavoidable emergency which allowed the B-52s to land in Okinawa to refuel.

The article offers information on the mission of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 aircraft over North Vietnam. It states that the aircraft was stenciled with the number 6623 on its tail to identify it from the other B-52s of SAC's 43d Strategic Air Wing at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. It says that the aircraft which was commanded by Captain Ed Petersen wove toward the target area where nothing can be seen. It adds that the release of the 43,500 lbs. was reportedly anticlimactic.

The article focuses on the U.S. Strategic Air Command's (SAC) 1,500-plane retaliatory strike force. It mentions the cruise of the 12 B-52 aircrafts armed with hydrogen bombs as well as charts, maps and radar photographs to strike Soviet Union targets. It notes that the 12 deadly forces are the U.S.' airborne reply to the threat of the Soviet's growing missile force.

The article reports on the approval given to the U.S. Air Force for the need of an aircraft to replace the Air Force B-52 bombers. It also offers information on the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA), a new bomber for the Air Force which could reach a top speed of 1,800 miles per hour at high altitude to its target. Details related to the delay on the development of AMSA due to the waning of the defense budget and opposition of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara are also included.

The article reports that the election victory in the South Vietnam has been accentuated with heavy raids of U.S. planes against North Vietnam in September 1966. It notes that for the eight time in the war B-52s roared into plaster the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) above the 17th parallel, only this time in support of a 1,500-man Marine sweep south of DMZ. It adds that by week's end, the Marines met no significant contact killing only 30 Reds compared in the DMZ in July 1966 with 824.

The article focuses on the actions taken by the U.S. forces against the plan of Viet Cong for an all-out battalion and regiment-size assault on South Vietnamese army. It states that the U.S. fighting forces moved into Vietnam with B-52s, bombs and missile to ease the pressure on Vietnamese army and defeat the Viet Cong. It mentions that Viet Cong still considering to establish its Phase three activity, however, the U.S. increases its offensive capabilities such as in Operation Dagger Thrust.

The article reports on the political opposition the U.S. Air Force faces regarding the attempts in cutting the numbers of airmen and aircraft. They are making progress toward cutting back the aircraft fleet regardless the objections of the lawmakers. The Air Force has tried to retire B-52H Stratofortresses assigned to Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.