The B-52 Stratofortress has evolved dramatically since its first flight in 1952, and nowhere is that transformation more striking than inside the cockpit. In this episode, we compare the bomber's orig
EWO did not sit on lower deck. Aft upper deck next to gunner on G&H models. There was no such thing as a Flight Engineer on the Buff. This whole video is laughable.
This is wrong and ignorant of the facts. There was no Flight Engineer, the downstairs positions are Navigator and Radar Navigator (Bombardier). Upstairs, Pilot, Co-pilot, Electronic Warfare Officer, and formerly, a Gunner position. A through F models had a Gunner position in the tail, the G and H models had the Gunner position in the forward upstairs crew compartment.
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