Dexadrine, Dan, Dexadrine. The USAF began testing that shite on us in the 80s. Most of us threw it in the trash and wrote reports saying it gave us gas. Eric
> On 06/26/2025 7:12 PM EDT Dan Solon via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> > wrote: > > > Jack, > > Can't recall where I read this, but probably NYTimes. Very granular report, > obvious direct access by the reporter > to USAF operational people. No BS through Oval Office or Hegseth. People who > knew what they were talking about. > > 1) There is no space for a relief crew on the B". Space behind the cockpit > for WC and a full-length cot. > Total flight time 37 hours, takeoff to touchdown. Talk about earning your > flight pay. > > 2) No involvement of Diego Garcia, so UK has clean hands. I cannot recall if > Guam was used for the head fake. > > I assume Eric can add flavor. Also, for Simon, can he or others add > comparison between the 30,000 lb bunker busters > (not certain to work against targets buried inside a mountain) and the 22,000 > lb "earthquake" bombs used by RAF > Bomber Command toward the end of WW2, which finished off "Tirpitz"? Same > general principle/structure, with just another 8,000 lbs, or something really > original? > > Hats off to the crews who executed this mission, and zero credit to the > buffoons taking credit, never having served themselves. > > Daniel Solon > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM Jack Keady via Mifnet > <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com mailto:mifnet@lists.mifnet.com> wrote: > > > keady - what was the routing to get the B2 bombers from Missouri to > > whereever they were laundhed - Diego Garcia? I gotta thinkg there were some > > real, real long distances. Thus my question is "was there a relief crew > > aboard or did the poor pilots have to fly tremendously long hours > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Revised: 20250507 > > > > You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. > > > > The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't > > exactly cost-free. 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