TIL the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress' official nickname is "BUFF" which is an acronym for "Big Ugly Fat Fucker"
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-b-52-bomber-called-buff-69796
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Why the B-52 Bomber Is Called the 'BUFF'
It was during Operation Arc Light that the B-52 Stratofortress gained its famous nickname, becoming the “BUFF” an acronym for “Big Ugly Fat ******”, that in polite company and in official USAF fact sheets it is deciphered as “Big Ugly Fat Fellow”Dario Leone (The National Interest)
