[Calpernia]

[SAMWolf]

Curtis LeMay Bump

[Squantos]

When I first went into the AF in 72 General Lemays legacy in SAC was still clealy at work. SAC was up until the day it died "the" most professional organization that I ever had the pleasure of being associated with. But I still have my SAC suck's patch somewhere .....:o)

Stay Safe Calpernia !

[KellyAdmirer]

I watched Strategic Air Command (1955) with Jimmy Stewart last night. It has an obvious Curtis LeMay character in it, no-nonsense and focused. I recommend it for anyone interested in LeMay, his situation, and the bombers he worked with. That B-36 was one heckuva plane.

[Rutles4Ever]

Stud. Easily the most important figure in the Pacific Theatre.

[DuncanWaring]

"Our Father who art in Omaha, Curtis be thy name ..."

[jim_trent]

Offutt AFB used to have a good little museum on the northeast corner of the AFB. I thought it captured the feeling of the people who made SAC. It had a lot of AF planes that you don't see elsewhere, too. Naturally, LeMay was featured prominently.

It was moved to Interstate 80 at the Platte River (about 30 miles west of Omaha, NE) a few years ago. It has lost much of the SAC feeling now that there are "professional" museum curators, but they have more money and are restoring some of the planes. I expect to see many of the original displays being replaced with more PC ones in the years to come.

[robertpaulsen]

In the 1964 movie classic Dr. Strangelove, General Turgidson (played by George C. Scott) is based on General Curtis LeMay ('Bombs Away' LeMay).

[Mr. Silverback]

SACwarriro and proud of it bump!

[Quilla]

This is so neat Calpernia. I have a picture of Gen. LeMay pinning a medal on my father during WWII. Thanks for the post and ping.

[Fiddlstix]

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