 | Iraqi Ju 52| Aircraft Picture Requests Discuss Iraqi Ju 52 in the Aircraft Pictures forums; I remember reading somewhere that a B-52 made a record 36-hour round trip mission to Iraq* and back, ... |
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10-31-2004, 10:22 PM
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| I remember reading somewhere that a B-52 made a record 36-hour round trip mission to Iraq* and back, from somewhere in the
western states
*Might have been Afghanistan
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11-01-2004, 06:26 AM
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#17 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | Hmmm. They didn't for the first Gulf War. Those old dawgs are holding up pretty well considering they are getting pretty old. I guess I have to sit corrected here. I thought they only deployed from US bases to the ME and nearby.
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11-01-2004, 11:23 AM
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11-01-2004, 12:16 PM
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Country: | According to the Air Force fact sheets, the B-52A first flew in 1954. B-52B models began operational service in 1955. The last one built, the B-52H was delivered in 1962. The H models are the only ones still flying. According to Air Force numbers, there are still 85 in active service and 9 in the reserves. Long service life, for sure. When my father was in the Air Force, they had them (1959-1963) and they were in use in my day as well (1984-198  . I don't think Boeing ever envisioned them being in service for anywhere near that long.
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11-01-2004, 02:25 PM
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Country: | Blimey. And theyre gonna stay in service for another 15 years as well arent they?
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11-04-2004, 03:24 PM
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11-04-2004, 03:31 PM
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11-04-2004, 03:38 PM
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11-04-2004, 03:50 PM
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11-05-2004, 12:44 PM
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11-05-2004, 02:08 PM
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11-06-2004, 11:06 AM
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#27 | | Master of Ewes
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11-07-2004, 03:48 PM
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11-19-2004, 06:07 AM
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