Well, it's not an operational plane - we put our nukes in submarines now. But it is as much a part of our history and culture as many listed buildings and monuments and in my view is as worthy of preservation as any of those, and for largely the same reasons.
B > On 21 Jul 2015, at 19:53, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The B52 is a flying truck, is relitively easy to maintain, and more > importantly, the British have neither the need nor the budget to maintain a > fleet of globe corseting heavy bombers. (Thesaurus are a wonderful thing, > except when they're not...) > >> On 7/21/2015 2:20 PM, Knarf wrote: >> Quite incredible that the B52 made it's first test flight the same year, >> went into service a year earlier (1955) and is still operational. >> >> That says something about something. >> >> B52 is not an aesthetically pleasing killing machine though... >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >>> On 21 July, 2015 2:12:32 PM EDT, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >>>> On 21 Jul 2015, at 11:23, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Kind of sad, she's a beautiful aircraft. >>> It is rather sad. Our strategic nuclear deterrent, and never got to pop >>> her cherry. I really think on her very last flight they should have let >>> her drop just one, tiny little atom bomb. >>> >>>> And I like the group shot. Nice to see you all! :-) >>>> >>> We're nowhere near as awesome as we look. >>> >>> B >>>> >>>>> On 20 July, 2015 5:12:16 PM EDT, Chris Mitchell >>> <chris.mitch...@which.net> wrote: >>>>> Karin and I had a great weekend in the Cotswolds in the genial >>> company >>>>> of BobW. We stayed in a lovely B&B, went to the Royal International >>>>> Air tattoo (by bike of course) and cycled in glorious (and hilly!) >>>>> countryside with typical English sunshine. >>>>> >>>>> Here's the last flying Vulcan bomber in formation with the Red >>> Arrows >>>>> display team: >>>>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/RIAT2015/slides/DSCF8413.html >>>>> >>>>> Sadly it's the last flying season for the Vulcan. >>>>> >>>>> And here are the intrepid cyclists in Greater Barrington: >>>>> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/RIAT2015/slides/DSCF8464.html >>>>> >>>>> Other pictures in the galley behind these if you're still >>> interested. >>>>> Cheers, Chris > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
