Ercoupes could handle crosswinds up to 30 knots!. That's a lot stronger crosswind component than my Cessna will handle. The most I've ever had to handle happened last month with I had a shifting wind (50-90 degree crosswind) varing from 16-22 knots. That approach was interesting, but if you can't handle a crosswind, you'd better not try flying in Colorado. The winds aren't calm very often around here.

You're right about the B-52 landing gear. The crew consults a table before landing and dials in the amount of crab angle to the landing gear. When the B-52 was beginning to enter service in the 1950s, that landing gear feature was considered Top Secret. The B-52 does rotate on takeoff but the earlier B-47 couldn't.

Oh, and the second "F" in BUFF does not stand for "fellow".