It is a beautiful airplane, and should be kept flying.
On 7/21/2015 3:02 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
Well, it's not an operational plane - we put our nukes in submarines now.
But it is as much a part of our history and culture as many listed buildings
and monuments and in my view is as worthy of preservation as any of those, and
for largely the same reasons.
B
On 21 Jul 2015, at 19:53, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote:
The B52 is a flying truck, is relitively easy to maintain, and more
importantly, the British have neither the need nor the budget to maintain a
fleet of globe corseting heavy bombers. (Thesaurus are a wonderful thing,
except when they're not...)
On 7/21/2015 2:20 PM, Knarf wrote:
Quite incredible that the B52 made it's first test flight the same year, went
into service a year earlier (1955) and is still operational.
That says something about something.
B52 is not an aesthetically pleasing killing machine though...
Cheers,
frank
On 21 July, 2015 2:12:32 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote:
On 21 Jul 2015, at 11:23, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote:
Kind of sad, she's a beautiful aircraft.
It is rather sad. Our strategic nuclear deterrent, and never got to pop
her cherry. I really think on her very last flight they should have let
her drop just one, tiny little atom bomb.
And I like the group shot. Nice to see you all! :-)
We're nowhere near as awesome as we look.
B
On 20 July, 2015 5:12:16 PM EDT, Chris Mitchell
<chris.mitch...@which.net> wrote:
Karin and I had a great weekend in the Cotswolds in the genial
company
of BobW. We stayed in a lovely B&B, went to the Royal International
Air tattoo (by bike of course) and cycled in glorious (and hilly!)
countryside with typical English sunshine.
Here's the last flying Vulcan bomber in formation with the Red
Arrows
display team:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/RIAT2015/slides/DSCF8413.html
Sadly it's the last flying season for the Vulcan.
And here are the intrepid cyclists in Greater Barrington:
http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/RIAT2015/slides/DSCF8464.html
Other pictures in the galley behind these if you're still
interested.
Cheers, Chris
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