Best-known for its time in service and astounding range, the B-52 Stratofortress is the older brother of America's bomber force. The B-2 Spirit is known for its low-observable radar technology -- so much so that it's often simply referred to as "the stealth bomber." The B-1 Lancer is the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet's middle child and is probably the least well-known. It never really got to fly the missions for which it was created: to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union at low altitudes and