But NASA still flies three B-57s, meaning the bomber, first flown in 1953, has been in service of some kind for over seventy years. The B-57 Canberra is even older than that.

It was fast, deadly, and packed with firepower that seemed endless. The Martin B-57 Canberra wasn’t just another bomber—it was a mission-ready workhorse that delivered relentless payloads ...

If someone punched the button for code one—war—each B-57 would roar off at 500 mph and a 50-foot altitude carrying a single nuclear bomb. When it reached its destination, the B-57 would climb ...