[South Dakota]

I lived and worked around Elsworth AFB in South Dakota. We used to watch the Buffs pilots practicing landing and takeoffs. The noise of the motors on the takeoffs were tremendous. We were twenty miles away and the roar was so very loud even at that distance. Then the big plane would circle around to land and pass right over our heads

[WMarshal]

I grew up in SE Montana in late 70s / early 80s and once while hiking in the hills outside of town I looked down at a B52 flying radar evasion missions.

[VF-51vnv]

I lived and worked at Carswell AFB in Ft.Worth TX( 301st TWF). The biggest thrill I ever got was when they(BUFFS) had an ORE and all of them (8 and armed) fired up and took off.I was on the flight line at the end of the runway waiting on our F-4S to be armed for escort. They took off first,I could not comphrend the noise,the size and thrust of these beasts.I still get cold chills to this day thinking about that 35 mins in my life, not to mention their retutn.