Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It made me think of the Russian Tu-95 a bit, but I suppose the B-58 was bigger. Thanks for the info, Philippe Op 16-aug-07, om 01:27 heeft Don Dory het volgende geschreven: > 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 >