WILLEMSTAD - Newly surfaced images confirm that one of the two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers that flew on November 6 passed very close to the Paraguaná Peninsula in northwestern Venezuela. The flight path had already been visible on public tracking data from Flightradar24, but new aerial photographs now show the same coastline from the aircraft’s perspective. The photo is believed to have been taken from the second B-52 flying in formation.
The mission was part of an operation under the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees military activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. During the flight, the B-52s were refueled midair by a KC-135 Stratotanker. While the U.S. Air Force confirmed the mission earlier this week, it did not disclose specific details about the route.
In the new images, a B-52 can be seen flying parallel to the Venezuelan coastline, with the distinctive outline of the Paraguaná Peninsula clearly visible below. The geography in the photo matches flight tracks recorded by civilian radar observers, which showed the bombers passing near Punto Fijo, along Venezuela’s northern coast.
The Air Force Global Strike Command described the sortie as a routine mission, carried out in coordination with other U.S. defense components. No official reason for the flight was given.
So far, Venezuela has not issued any response to the images. The passage of strategic bombers just outside Venezuelan airspace is notable given the ongoing tensions between Washington and Caracas, and comes amid a broader context of regional military vigilance and geopolitical strain.
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