Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, Oh yes, it was operational. The first truly intercontinental bomber that could fly from the U.S. to the Soviet Union and back without refueling. In those days the crews knew it was a one way mission as a plane that large was too easy to be intercepted. But they still went up on LeMay's orders with a full load of armaments ready to slog to the Mother Land. On 8/15/07, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: > > Was it ever operational? > Philippe > > > > Op 15-aug-07, om 16:08 heeft Rei Shinozuka het volgende geschreven: > > > the B-36 next to the 29. a big plane. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:B-29_and_B-36.jpg > > > > -rei > > > > On Aug14 00:54, Marc James Small wrote: > >> > >> When I was three we lived in the City of Lost > >> Angles. One day, my father took the dog for a > >> walk and I went along. There was a heavy > >> rumbling in the distance and Dad stopped to look > >> up. I did to: overhead flew a flight of six > >> B-36D's with those "six turnin' and four > >> burnin'". Dad, who began his flight instruction > >> in biplanes, just grinned. > > ... > >> > >> Marc > >> > >> msmall@aya.yale.edu > >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > > > -- > > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com