[simpits-tech] Happy Birthday B-52
Alan D. Mazurka
simpits-tech@simpits.org
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 10:05:14 -0400
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hi,
i laugh a bit when i see that very expensive B1, and the even more
expensive B2 adorning their hangars like queens while the good ol'
dependable BUFs still carry the weight of the burden.
apologizing in advance if i touched anyone's sensitivities,
- adm -
At 03:34 AM 4/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
>50 YEARS PASS QUIETLY FOR B-52: Celebrating birthdays may be the only
>thing a B-52 does quietly, but Monday the aircraft hit its 50th with
>some fanfare. The Boeing YB-52 made its first flight April 15, 1952.
>Hailed at Wichita, Kan., on the 12th, in attendance were retired Air
>Force Gen. Guy Townsend, the first B-52 test pilot, along with a who's
>who of B-52 design and development. In Operation Enduring Freedom, the
>aircraft has been responsible for the delivery of more than one-third of
>all the ordnance delivered to targets in Afghanistan.
>
>the above is from the AvWeb Service
>
>Keep 'em Flying
>Rob Hommel
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Alan D. Mazurka Webspace Design & Implementation
adm.design@verizon.net
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hi,<br><br>
i laugh a bit when i see that very expensive B1, and the even more
expensive B2 adorning their hangars like queens while the good ol'
dependable BUFs still carry the weight of the burden.<br><br>
apologizing in advance if i touched anyone's sensitivities,<br><br>
- adm -<br><br>
At 03:34 AM 4/19/02 -0700, you wrote:<br>
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<dd>50 YEARS PASS QUIETLY FOR B-52: Celebrating birthdays may be the
only
<dd>thing a B-52 does quietly, but Monday the aircraft hit its 50th
with
<dd>some fanfare. The Boeing YB-52 made its first flight April 15,
1952.
<dd>Hailed at Wichita, Kan., on the 12th, in attendance were retired
Air
<dd>Force Gen. Guy Townsend, the first B-52 test pilot, along with a
who's
<dd>who of B-52 design and development. In Operation Enduring
Freedom, the
<dd>aircraft has been responsible for the delivery of more than one-third
of
<dd>all the ordnance delivered to targets in Afghanistan.</font>
<dd> <font face="arial">
<dd>the above is from the AvWeb Service </font>
<dd> <font face="arial">
<dd>Keep 'em Flying</font><font face="arial">
<dd>Rob Hommel</font></blockquote>
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Alan D.
Mazurka
Webspace Design & Implementation<br>
adm.design@verizon.net <br>
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