Italeri 1451 - 1/72 B-52G Stratofortress Early version with Hound Dog missiles   [IT-1451S]

The B-52 Stratofortress is considered the most famous long-range jet-powered strategic bomber within the aviation history. Made by the American business Boeing since 1955 it has been, for a long time, symbolic regarding the Cold War. It was, for quite a while, the backbone of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. The B-52 was produced in a significant wide range of variations that has slowly developed the successful project to higher response to the changing in functional requirements. The “G” version is the most produced B-52 variation, and it has been sent to the S.A.C. wings through the very early 60s. Maybe it's armed aided by the us AGM-28 Hound Dog stand-off air-to-surface nuclear missile that has been the main United States nuclear arsenal before mid-1970s. It had been developed in the middle of the "Cold War" to undertake nuclear attacks on high concern land targets such as for example air and missile bases