Friday, April 6, 2018

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall


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  1. It must be nice to have a dashboard big enough to fly Old Glory. :-)

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  2. BUFF's forever! They are close to becoming elderly - April 15 is their 66th birthday (from first flight). And don't say they already are elderly - I'm 67 and not elderly yet!!

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    1. Original aircrew's grandchildren are now aircrew in some BUFF's.

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  3. Best B-52 checklist review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5qqfsQGYus

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    1. Slim Pickens was the best in that movie.

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    2. The original line was "... a pretty good weekend in Dallas..." but the movie was in post-production after Kennedy was shot, hence the change.

      Also, Pickens was never told it was a comedy; he played it as drama.

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  4. I don't know. It sorta looks like that one plane is trying to stick it to America.

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