Wow! What a tale!If not for a felt-tipped pen, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin might have been stranded on the moon because of a circuit breaker switch that was broken by one of their life support backpacks as they took their EVA suits off after their final moonwalk.
When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Were Nearly Stranded on the Moon | HISTORY
The one vital breaker needed to lift Aldrin and Neil Armstrong off the moon broke off, leaving Aldrin and Neil Armstrong scrambling to fix it.www.history.com
The B52 Stratofortress will one of the longest serving aircraft in the Air Force.
B-52s are periodically refurbished at USAF maintenance depots such as Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Even while the USAF works on the new Long Range Strike Bomber, it intends to keep the B-52H in service until 2045, which is 90 years after the B-52 first entered service, an unprecedented length of service for any aircraft, civilian or military.
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I still find these aircraft to be amazing.
By the time 2045 rolls around, maybe even some 5th generation crews as well.There have been at least a few third-generation B-52 crewmembers. Soon there will be fourth-generation aircrews on them.
Three Generations of B-52 Airmen
When Capt. Daniel Welch, 23rd Bomb Squadron Pilot, arrived at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., in January 2011, he became part of the same squadron his grandfather commanded in the 1970s, the 23d Bombwww.minot.af.mil
?? 17 during the Viet Nam fracas. I think 16 just during Linebacker 2.One interesting fact about the B52 Stratofortress, not one of them has ever been lost in enemy combat.
One interesting fact about the B52 Stratofortress, not one of them has ever been lost in enemy combat.
BAT 21.What was that movie with Gene Hackman and wasn't that based on a true story???
BAT 21.
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That was based on a true story. The plane he was on was a Douglas B66 Destroyer.
Douglas B-66 Destroyer - Wikipedia
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