2007-08-05 02:18:40 · 12 answers · asked by paulm87paulm 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Because the B52 was not designed or built yet until much later on.
We had B17s B29s as regular bombers then. The 52 was built much later on.in 1955 a whole ten years after the war ended and they are still in use today as long range bombers.
They simply were not designed yet.
2007-08-05 02:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by Legend Gates Shotokan Karate 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
B52 didn't exist at that moment. But I think you are confusing with the B29. They needed the B29 for the very long distances at the pacific ocean while the older B17 could at that moment easily reach every place in Germany. No need to send the best bomber to Europe when the older could do the job. Its the same with the tanks, the older Grants could do the job against the Japanees while this tank was already longtimes out of the combat zone in Europe.
2007-08-06 03:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by Rik 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the desired performance characteristics for what would become the B 52 were not even issued until 23 November 1945.
2007-08-05 11:12:43 · answer #3 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It did not start flying until 1955. It has been in service ever since that time. The U.S. did not even have an operational jet plane until almost the end of the war. Only the Germans had an operational jet during the war, the ME 262.
2007-08-05 10:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The REAL reason is that the Allies' time machine was too small, and they could only transport the atom bomb, but not the bomber they wanted. I think it has something to do with the Illuminati, the Rosicrucians, the Rotary Club or Liberace. Or all of the above.
2007-08-05 22:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by Daniel E 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry, but you can't use a bomber which hasn't been invented, much less built, yet.
As it was, our bombers, and the British Lancaster, were superior to anything the Germans could put up - although they were pretty good with their fighters and developed the jets first. That's why we grabbed, de-Nazified and brought Herr Doktor von Braun over here before the Russians could get to him. von Braun was an ardent Nazi - but we ignored that in favor of his scientific prowess. Better for us to have him than the Russians.
2007-08-05 17:52:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sprouts Mom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first flight of the B-52 wasn't until 1952 and entered military service in 1954.
2007-08-05 09:30:01 · answer #7 · answered by geglefty 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because in WW II they didn't even started to dig the mine to win the minerals for founding the metal out to make the B52
2007-08-05 15:26:29 · answer #8 · answered by general De Witte 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the B-52 did not exist then.
2007-08-05 09:21:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to fly a plane 10 years before it is invented.
I'm sure they would have liked to have had it in their arsnel at the time, but the poor saps had to make due with what they had.
g-day!
2007-08-05 12:56:21 · answer #10 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋