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12-20-2008, 02:54 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hesperia
Posts: 1,321
M.O.C. #7787
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Convair B-36
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12-20-2008, 03:18 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Milwaukie
Posts: 388
M.O.C. #6266
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That was pretty cool. Thanks. I vaguely remember that movie but I can't for the life of me remember the name of it. The Pima Air Museum in Tucson is in the process of restoring one of these. It's a beautiful aircraft.
Bob
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12-20-2008, 03:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Well.We are dating ourselves but I can well remember when these guys were in service. For those who never heard one fly over the sound can not be described. For those who have you did not have to look up as the sound was unmistakable. I of course like all airplane movies a "strategic air command" is one of my favorites.
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12-20-2008, 05:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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Those things were awesome, but you rarely hear of them. I read a fiction novel about them and I remember this movie, but nothing on History or Military channel that I have seen.
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12-21-2008, 03:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: King George
Posts: 688
M.O.C. #345
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As a former member of the 28th wing, ellsworth AFB. The B-36 was big. As was the B-52 that replaced the B-36s. The 28 wing was split up and one sq was designated the 4128 strat wing went to Amarillo, Tx. Other strat wings were established in Texas also. It was part of President Johnson's effort to expand the bases/civil runways in Texas (using military funds). In Amarillo, the civil airport runway was extended to accomidate the 18 B-52s. The only accident that I can recall was a civilian cesna accidently taxied behind a B-52 when the pilot throttled up to take off. The cesna was blown thru a chain link fence, accross US-66, and up against a raised RR track.
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12-21-2008, 04:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,751
M.O.C. #7753
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I seem to remember them referred to as "Aluminum Overcast", not surprising since that wing was 236 feet long and the H models had two twin jet pods on the end of each wing... wow what a beast... Dave
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12-21-2008, 04:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
Posts: 5,369
M.O.C. #6333
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Poetry in Motion. I flew a DC6 once and thought it was great. I sometimes wish I had been around in the early days of aviation, well maybe the mid years.....
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