Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, I spent almost two years with the USAF at Wright-Pat at Dayton, OH in the early 50s. At a base like that, there was always something interesting overhead. One thing was certain. There was no mistaking a B-36 for anything else before looking up. The sound was very unique to that airplane. The only thing that even approached it was the C-124 double-deck transport. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] XB-70 and B-58 and? > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >