B-52

[CoronaBorealis]

I see B-52s over Norman on a fairly regular basis, as many have already said thanks to Tinker. None are stationed at Tinker, but they come through the maintenance depot. Attached is a picture of a B-52 cockpit -- 8 throttles and 8 SETS of engine instruments. Wild.

 

[AKguy1985]

I have never seen a flying B-52. I've seen F-16's, 18's and the AWACS.

 

[2busy]

I seen a few of them while stationed at Diego Garcia. You could hear them coming or going.

 

[Okie4570]

Seems like okhunter worked on them iirc?

 

[stick4]

So did I

 

[crrcboatz]

saw a bunch of black painted ones at Kadena during the mid 60's. saw the glint off polished alluminum very high up as 2 of them were turning into their bomb runs to try and knock out NVA arty positions along the DMZ, they pulvarized a large chunk of the planet that ended up as a large dirt cloud

In the First Infantry Division we called those Arc Light strikes. Saw a few of them near the" Fish Hook" bordering on Laos and Cambodia!

 

[lasher]

i think everyone called them Arc Light, but could be wrong

 

[dennishoddy]

i think everyone called them Arc Light, but could be wrong

Called carpet bombing now.
Arc Light was the operational code name of the strikes during Vietnam.

 

[okhunter]

Seems like okhunter worked on them iirc?

Yes I worked on them and flew on them.
2 tours at Barksdale. Flew all over the states and Great Britain in one.

 

[Glocktogo]

Yes I worked on them and flew on them.
2 tours at Barksdale. Flew all over the states and Great Britain in one.

Ever get to make any low level TFR runs in one?