Skip Top nav bar link group topnav end piece go to business section go to education section go to history section go to gallery section go to news section go to organizations section go to research section go to search engine go to site index topnav end piece
NASA Meatball B-52 Mothership Photo Collection banner
 
B-52 Mothership

NASA's venerable B-52B mothership launch aircraft served as the backdrop at its retirement ceremony on Dec. 17, 2004.
 
Photo Number: ED04-0362-02
Photo Date: December 17, 2004
 
Formats: 640x559 JPEG Image (212 KBytes)
1280x1117 JPEG Image (671 KBytes)
3000x2617 JPEG Image (2835 KBytes)
 
Photo
Description:		 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.
NASA Photo by: Tom Tschida
 
Keywords: B-52, B-52B, NB-52B, stratofortress, retirement ceremony, Edwards Air Force Base, mothership
 
Skip bottom nav bar link group Business | Education | History | Gallery | News Room | Organizations | Research | Search | Site Index

Last Modified: December 29, 2004
Responsible NASA Official: Marty Curry
Curator: PAO Webmasters

NASA Website Privacy Statement