B-52 Stratofortress 96th Bomb SquadronBoeing B 52H 96th Bomb Squadron airplane model. The B 52 BUFF [Big Ugly Fat Fellow] is the primary nuclear bomber in the USAF inventory. It provides the only Air Launch Cruise Missile carriage in the USAF. The B 52 also provides theater CINCs with a long range strike capability. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,000 meters). It can carry nuclear or conventional ordnance with worldwide precision