To those of us who never flew this great bird, this was an interesting first-person account in 2 parts: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/09/1168141/-Flying-the-B-52-Part-1
Stationed at Loring with the 42nd BW in 1961-64 ... Newlywed and the first time one of these big beautiful babies comes over the house she says: "WHAT was that??" I reply: "Just the sound of peace, honey."
50 years later and still married, she sees a B52 the other day and says to me: "There's the sound of peace."