To All Our Vets...

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Beware of the jet "blast"...

 

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[Zammy]

B-17 Flying Fortress

Inside the B-17

Ball Turret

The reason I posted the ball turret is that my father-in-law was a turret gunner in WWII and was in the first daylight raid on Berlin in early March of 1944. He was in the 8th AF, 95th bomb group, 412 squadron stationed in Horham, England. He happens to be in this picture from Life magazine dated March 27, 1944, that is him on the far left part of the wing a bit off by himself.

 

[rhino 2]

B-17 Flying Fortress

Inside the B-17

Ball Turret

The reason I posted the ball turret is that my father-in-law was a turret gunner in WWII and was in the first daylight raid on Berlin in early March of 1944. He was in the 8th AF, 95th bomb group, 412 squadron stationed in Horham, England. He happens to be in this picture from Life magazine dated March 27, 1944, that is him on the far left part of the wing a bit off by himself.

The darling young men in their flying machines.....
They took more losses [KIA/MIA/POW] then did the ground troops...

 

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[Zammy]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

 

[Gorilla]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

whats really amazing is how little room there is inside for the crew. Full of bombs and electronics

 

[rhino 2]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

I agree.... Inspiring, And if you get too close to their drop zone..
Terrifying :blowup::blowup::blowup:

 

[Gorilla]

I agree.... Inspiring, And if you get too close to their drop zone..

Terrifying :blowup::blowup::blowup:

Blanket bombing in Nam was something else.

 

[rhino 2]

Blanket bombing in Nam was something else.

Yep never heard them coming... Till the iron [Dumb] bombs hit.
I was an RTO. Get the call from T.O.C. their comping in' Sit tight and dig in..mg:

 

[consitter]

Most planes have 3 wheels...So I officially declare them "Trikes". By the power granted me by my cat, Jasper.:qpnmt:

Cats have great power, they do....

 

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[Ozarkryder]

Those B-52 bombers are beautiful planes, if you ever get a chance to see one up close it's inspiring.

In the late 70's I was working at a radio station in the Upper Peninsula. There was a series of exercises out of K.I. Sawyer AFB near Marquette, MI that the media was invited to attend, and I was fortunate enough to be the one from our station to go. I got to ride behind the boom operator in a KC-135 tanker and watch as a B-52 was refueled. It was amazing to see that gigantic airplane flying just below us seemingly a few feet away. Later in the day I got to ride in a BUFF. It is a huge aircraft and amazingly cramped. It is a wonder that the planes originally designed in the 1950's are still in service, and are expected to be into the 2040's.
The view from the boom operators position. It looked a lot closer in person than in this picture:

 

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[Sully]

This puts on a good light show at night. C-47

 

[rhino 2]

This puts on a good light show at night. C-47

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Seen puff in action, Better light show than the 4th of July at Coney Island...If Charlie had them they would have won the war'...

 

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This side up?

 

[Sully]

A-10 WartHog

 

[Gone2Three]

A-10 WartHog

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Too cool...my Dad helped in the production of the A-10's while working for Fairchild in San Antonio early in the 80's :clapping: