Leica User Forum - View Single Post

gberger · 06/29/06, 05:50 AM

The Canberra begin as a medium bomber. It morphed into a highly reliable reconaissance aircraft in its time.

The USAF B-52 came into being in 1952 (B-52A) and went out of production in around 1963 (B-52H), and they are still with us, with our Grandsons and Granddaughters making up the Combat Crews on these birds.

The B-52 - - known among its pilots as the "BUFF," is still flying, and willl be in the USAF inventory for quite a few more years. It has been modified, remodifided, remodified, and remodified since then. It's still an "interesting aircraft" to fly.

Refueling the B-52 in flight, along with today's fighters and bombers, the KC-135 entered service in 1955 to replace the prop-driven KC-97s. They refueled my B-47, many times, enroute to interesting parts of the world, or on Unit Simulated Combat Missions, where we flew profiles of the equivalent of how far and how where we would have to fly if launched after a Soviet Union Attack on the US.

The Canberra may now be in the "boneyard," along with my ancient B47, but a few oldies are still arund.

George (Who flew the T6, P51, F80, B25, B29, B50, B47, B52, T33 - - and a big mahogany desk in the Pentagon (yuck).

06/29/06, 05:50 AM	#14 (permalink)
gberger Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/13/04 Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA Posts: 191	Re: RAF Photo Reconnaissance The Canberra begin as a medium bomber. It morphed into a highly reliable reconaissance aircraft in its time. The USAF B-52 came into being in 1952 (B-52A) and went out of production in around 1963 (B-52H), and they are still with us, with our Grandsons and Granddaughters making up the Combat Crews on these birds. The B-52 - - known among its pilots as the "BUFF," is still flying, and willl be in the USAF inventory for quite a few more years. It has been modified, remodifided, remodified, and remodified since then. It's still an "interesting aircraft" to fly. Refueling the B-52 in flight, along with today's fighters and bombers, the KC-135 entered service in 1955 to replace the prop-driven KC-97s. They refueled my B-47, many times, enroute to interesting parts of the world, or on Unit Simulated Combat Missions, where we flew profiles of the equivalent of how far and how where we would have to fly if launched after a Soviet Union Attack on the US. The Canberra may now be in the "boneyard," along with my ancient B47, but a few oldies are still arund. George (Who flew the T6, P51, F80, B25, B29, B50, B47, B52, T33 - - and a big mahogany desk in the Pentagon (yuck).