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To: Crazieman

I lived a mile from the runway by an AFB that had B1-Bs. Once in a while they did what they called a hot take-off. Full afterburners until you could no longer hear them, which was about 200 miles north of the runway. The local news would warn of an upcoming one sometimes, and sometimes it came as a surprise usually in the middle of the night. I loved it.


53 posted on 08/31/2014 7:31:42 AM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: eartrumpet
I lived a mile from the runway by an AFB that had B1-Bs.

Grand Forks?

I got to spend seven years there and was there for both the B-52s and the B-1Bs. Flight ops 24/7 most of the time and the Engine Test Facility running day and night. Most of the time you could smell the burning JP4 anywhere on base, including base housing. I loved it.

I got stationed here in DC and live in Virginia. It took at least three years to get used to no engine noise and smell. Except for my DC tour I was in SAC so I had the sounds and smells most of my life. I still miss it to this day.

59 posted on 08/31/2014 8:33:20 AM PDT by OldMissileer
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