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Offline Rhino

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #600 on: June 30, 2015, 07:27:38 AM »
This was supposed to have been taken before they restricted flight over the canyon. Right back seat of an A-6.

An Intruder in the canyon? That must have been awesome!

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #601 on: July 04, 2015, 09:04:19 AM »
Night time flightline photo...
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 58-0027 Utah ANG 151st ARW Salt Lake City, UT
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #602 on: July 04, 2015, 09:29:19 AM »
Crews have had B52s down IN the Snake River Canyon.
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« Reply #603 on: July 04, 2015, 09:47:46 AM »
That certainly would be a sight to see!
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #604 on: July 04, 2015, 02:31:01 PM »
Would love to be standing on the rim and look down on a flying B-52  8)

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« Reply #605 on: July 04, 2015, 03:26:33 PM »
Aye.   Would be a sight to behold indeed.
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #607 on: July 04, 2015, 04:04:49 PM »
Night time flightline photo...
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 58-0027 Utah ANG 151st ARW Salt Lake City, UT
http://media.dma.mil/2015/Jul/02/2001187764/-1/-1/0/150625-F-FF470-519.JPG

very cool picture!
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« Reply #608 on: July 05, 2015, 02:04:00 AM »
Interesting pics....http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/325/Lower-than-a-Snakes-Belly-in-a-Wagon-R.aspx

Very cool page.


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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #609 on: July 05, 2015, 11:25:22 AM »
^^^ HOLEEE CRAP!!!   Can you imagine all the dropped jaws after he landed and shut it down.

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« Reply #610 on: July 05, 2015, 01:03:09 PM »
Pilot to maintenance crew...'Seems to be vibrating a bit.'
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #611 on: July 06, 2015, 09:45:29 AM »
Pilot to maintenance crew...'Seems to be vibrating a bit.'

I bet he had to change his flight suite immediate upon landing.

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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #612 on: July 08, 2015, 12:20:23 PM »
Speaking of low flying BUFF's...

Not photo-shopped, could have looked down on a flying B-52 from the deck of the carrier.


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« Reply #613 on: July 08, 2015, 12:49:24 PM »
More info on that pic here...it's down aways on the page.

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread222355/pg3
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Re: Aircraft we like..
« Reply #616 on: July 22, 2015, 05:50:06 PM »
What, no Victors? 

Spock thanks you as well as I... :finger_fing11:
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« Reply #617 on: July 22, 2015, 05:51:14 PM »
What, no Victors? 

Spock thanks you as well as I... :finger_fing11:

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« Reply #618 on: July 22, 2015, 06:01:06 PM »
Vulcan and Victor..  Both photos taken at Westover AFB in the mid-60s by my dad.
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