The Strategic Air Command... The Bombers - Page 5

Phantom · 11-24-2009, 02:17 AM

Fantastic set of pictures, Sal!

Keep them coming

Sportyboy · 11-24-2009, 02:22 AM

Stunning pics!

Miami Airplane Man · 11-24-2009, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Icarus

I think California's emission controls would have something to say about those smokey Joes today.

Aww, just nuke 'em!

Icarus · 11-24-2009, 03:39 AM

Great set of black and whites and colour too.
Get well soon, Sal

Icarus · 11-24-2009, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian

We had four SAC bases here in UK during the 1950s and early '60s, Fairford, Brize Norton, Upper Heyford and Greenham Common where you could see silver B-47s and B-52s operating. Although I live fairly close to all of them..............

.........you could have been among the first to go then had they been targetted!
Having got rid of the planes, cruise missile launchers replaced them. Having got rid of them and closed some of the bases there's now only North and South Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia, China, USA etc..etc.....ad nauseam. But yes those planes looked good.

This is what the fuss is all about. Maybe the diecast manufacturers could make something like this!

Capt. Rickenbacker · 11-24-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Yukon 880

Cap'n Eddie, that should be the Douglas C-74 Globemaster.

Thanks for the info. Only 14 produced, only 11 flew for the Air Force...a very rare bird. Now none exist. Always learning something new on these forums, it's what keeps me coming back...

Capt. Rickenbacker · 11-24-2009, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian

We had four SAC bases here in UK during the 1950s and early '60s, Fairford, Brize Norton, Upper Heyford and Greenham Common where you could see silver B-47s and B-52s operating. Although I live fairly close to all of them, I was not old enough to really appreciate them until they had all pulled out.
I do have dim memories of watching B-47s trailing their chutes, when out on a family picnic, whilst inbound to one of these bases. However, I was lucky enough to get up close to the last B-47 in the UK at Upper Heyford in '67.

I'll bet there was a lot of fun going on around your home town when the GLCM's arrived at Greenham Common....

Icarus · 11-24-2009, 08:57 AM

My concerns were because I was at college in East Anglia and we had Lakenheath, Europe's biggest USAF base, and Mildenhall among others. There were often reports locally that something nuclear had leaked or that because a base had spy planes it would become a target. The odd crash or fuel leaks were also a worry. So watch out. Today the sole remaining base used to store US nuclear weapons is RAF Lakenheath. Here are a few pics of what the bases are or were used for. the U.S. military's policy is to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons in most accidents.

Despite claims that the U.S. nuclear stockpile is safe and reliable, the number of accidents involving America's atomic arsenal is a matter of concern.

Planepaul · 11-24-2009, 12:04 PM

Great thread Sal, and everyone. I, too, would spend my summer days "spotting" all the vapor trails in the S.F. south bay area. Absolutely great memories.
Paul

PRESTWICK PIONEER · 11-24-2009, 12:37 PM

What a thread. Fantastic. To go back to page one and those "ripples", these sseem to be a characteristic of Boeing aircraft as i have worked on many 757s and Boeing 737-800s with these ripples on the skin, but it doesnt seem to affect the structural integrity.
Still love to see those Buffs smoking!

backfire · 11-24-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Planepaul

Great thread Sal, and everyone. I, too, would spend my summer days "spotting" all the vapor trails in the S.F. south bay area. Absolutely great memories.
Paul

Your absolutely right!!

I would spend my summer vacations on my back on the lawn just looking at the contrails all day long.

After a while I got smart and got my fathers binoculars so I identify those little F-102's and F-86's or whatever zig zagging back and forth behind those bombers as they practiced attacking them!!

backfire · 11-24-2009, 07:15 PM

Day Two B-36!!

The jet age arrives to bombers with the first B-52

B-36 Pretty Cool

The Flying Cigar...

A nice pair!!

B-36D...

A Beautiful Big Bird...

Capt. Rickenbacker · 11-24-2009, 07:32 PM

Sal, you got any shots of your B-57 squadron, or B-57s in general? I just bought a 1/72 Canberra with the off-center fighter-style cockpit, and it is really a nice model. I've always liked the B-57 design, especially with the B-47 style tandem cockpit.

CBL · 11-24-2009, 08:08 PM

Your flying cigar is really an amazing plane

Beautiful pics

steve k · 11-24-2009, 08:52 PM

why did they choose to put the engines on backwards, theres obviously a reason for it, but what?

11-24-2009, 02:17 AM	#61
Phantom Senior Member A Retired Hangar Mechanic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bavaria Posts: 3,639	Fantastic set of pictures, Sal! Keep them coming __________________ Alex My videos on YouTube

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Icarus Senior Member Hangar Mechanic with too Much Free Time Join Date: May 2009 Location: the Labyrinth Posts: 759	Great set of black and whites and colour too. Get well soon, Sal __________________ ICARUS - 1st man to fly

11-24-2009, 07:15 PM	#72
backfire Master Yoda Ultimate Collector Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SFR Posts: 22,602	Day Two B-36!! The jet age arrives to bombers with the first B-52 B-36 Pretty Cool The Flying Cigar... A nice pair!! B-36D... A Beautiful Big Bird... __________________ Sal Honorary Aussie Too Jennifer Love Hewitt

11-24-2009, 07:32 PM	#73
Capt. Rickenbacker Eastern Airlines Mogul Supreme Hangar Mechanic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,136	Sal, you got any shots of your B-57 squadron, or B-57s in general? I just bought a 1/72 Canberra with the off-center fighter-style cockpit, and it is really a nice model. I've always liked the B-57 design, especially with the B-47 style tandem cockpit. __________________ "Aviation is proof that given the will, we can achieve the impossible." [ *Some people are like Slinkies...they're not really good for anything, but they make you smile when you push them down a flight of stairs.*

11-24-2009, 12:37 PM	#70
PRESTWICK PIONEER Senior Member A Retired Hangar Mechanic Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,816	What a thread. Fantastic. To go back to page one and those "ripples", these sseem to be a characteristic of Boeing aircraft as i have worked on many 757s and Boeing 737-800s with these ripples on the skin, but it doesnt seem to affect the structural integrity. Still love to see those Buffs smoking!

11-24-2009, 08:08 PM	#74
CBL Charlie Bravo Lima - Juliet A Retired Hangar Mechanic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal / Ottawa Posts: 5,351	Your flying cigar is really an amazing plane Beautiful pics

11-24-2009, 08:52 PM	#75
steve k Senior Member Master Collector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: HENLEY BEACH*ADELAIDE , SOUTH AUSTRALIA Posts: 11,136	why did they choose to put the engines on backwards, theres obviously a reason for it, but what?