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The Bomber That Carries America's Biggest Bunker-Busters Is Getting Major Upgrades
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| 8-9-2012
| Michael Kelley
Posted on 08/09/2012 3:26:17 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam
They are beautiful-—thanks for the pics.
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posted on
08/09/2012 4:33:37 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: F15Eagle
I built a model of that plane.
I still think this is the most beautiful plane:
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posted on
08/09/2012 4:43:05 PM PDT
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: mazda77
B-58 Hustler if I remember correctly. These were the source for lots of sonic booms before the whiners outlawed super sonic flights over the mainland USA. In the sixties, I lived in Cincinnati. Bunker Hill AFB in Indiana was a major B-58 base.
One summer, we could almost set our watches to a 7:00 PM "boom".
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posted on
08/09/2012 4:43:05 PM PDT
by
okie01
(The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE002)
To: blam
I think Eglin is the largest Air Force Base. There are a couple of larger military bases. One is Star City in Russia and I think White Sands may be larger tho it is mostly just desert.
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posted on
08/09/2012 4:43:52 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: blam
I forgot to mention that Eglin is not just large in area. There is stuff all over the place, a lot of it way out in the boondocks.
My Father worked there for over 30 years.
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posted on
08/09/2012 4:47:50 PM PDT
by
yarddog
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To: Charles Martel
The WW2 TBF Avenger, when loaded with bombs, had a "programmable" bomb drop.
The bombardier would set the switches for the pilot's release.
To: Lx
In the early 1950's I spent hours drawing this plane and the F-80 in mock battles.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:00:50 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Lx
I always thought the B-47 was a beautiful plane. I guess the B-52 killed it.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:09:45 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: yarddog
"I think Eglin is the largest Air Force Base. There are a couple of larger military bases. One is Star City in Russia and I think White Sands may be larger tho it is mostly just desert. " Okay. Largest AFB in the world. One other benefit mentioned was that it had a large frontage to the Gulf Of Mexico and the AF liked making training runs from the water to land, etc.
The above was my home when I was in the military. Yes, it's diesel. (USS Jallao SS-368)
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:13:50 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
I’m a little surprised that B-1s are being publicly discussed for that purpose. Earlier articles disseminated here and there only included B-2s, etc. Maybe getting closer to real action in the Middle East.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:15:11 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
To: yarddog
I’ll be waiting for that special tweet.
#bone-Mission accomplished, targets destroyed
What’s for dinner?
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:16:56 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: blam
this is a tough thread;
I was at Davis Monthan in mid sixties. We watched B47s, B52s, and B70s come in in flocks. They'd sit for awhile and then go under the guillotine as scrap. '70s were just starting to get mashed when I rotated South.
I was there when the last salvageable Skyraider flew out going south same time as me.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:26:30 PM PDT
by
norton
To: Signalman
Carter killed the original B-1. The B-1 was resurrected as the B1-B by President Reagan.
A while back I read a Book about the Lockheed Skunk Works. Carter knew of the F-117 Development and decided that the B-1 wouldn’t be necessary with the advent of the F-117. Since the F-117 was a “black” program, nobody knew Carter’s (misguided IMHO) motivation to cancel the B-1.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:31:14 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Republicans Hope people are Smart, but Democrats Know people are Stupid.)
To: Kickass Conservative
Which calls for a shout-out to Robert “B-1 Bob” Dornan.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:43:54 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Steyn: "One can argue about whose fault it is, but not ... whose responsibility it is: it's his")
To: norton
"I was there when the last salvageable Skyraider flew out going south same time as me." I think it was the SkyRaider that I saw the Vietnamese use against the Viet Cong in the mid-60's.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:46:11 PM PDT
by
blam
To: F15Eagle
Wow, I was looking at the photos, thinking the B1 is a gorgeous plane, and was somewhat reminiscent of my second favorite plane ever, the B-58 Hustler!
Mark
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:48:11 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: norton
B-70s? I don’t think so! Only two were built and one crashed. The other is at the AF Museum at WPAFB. It must have been some other A/C you saw getting sliced and diced.
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:51:33 PM PDT
by
SPI-Man
(Remember the battle of Midway and VT8. Thank you brave souls!)
To: Kickass Conservative
Wasn’t Carter accussed of revealing the stealth program prematurely to the whole world?
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:53:31 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
In June, Cenciotti reported that the B-1B "will be able to send, receive text messages WTH, are they going to have teenagers drive these things?
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posted on
08/09/2012 5:58:58 PM PDT
by
varon
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