tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post4920416193184051295..comments2024-03-28T08:50:21.770-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: Object Graveyards....Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-66916506999741705562012-11-20T14:26:13.377-05:002012-11-20T14:26:13.377-05:00Yep, it'll probably be the first aircraft with...Yep, it'll probably be the first aircraft with a ONE HUNDRED year service life!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-29210991625151153022012-11-20T13:31:31.585-05:002012-11-20T13:31:31.585-05:00Love the image of the F-117 stealth fighter. I al...Love the image of the F-117 stealth fighter. I also understand the B-52 has been refitted several times. From Wikipedia: In 2012 it was announced that USAF engineering studies suggest that the life span of the B-52 could extend beyond 2040.Montynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-11653126689742518692012-11-20T05:51:43.263-05:002012-11-20T05:51:43.263-05:00Used to work those 141's when I first started ...Used to work those 141's when I first started in the Air Force.<br /><br />We went by Davis Monthan on vacation several years ago, and got a chance to wander around the boneyard. It was kinda sad.MSgt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035771485514432736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-5540690588976819362012-11-19T23:32:29.206-05:002012-11-19T23:32:29.206-05:00We were evacuated from Saigon in a C-141. Here'...We were evacuated from Saigon in a C-141. Here's a shot of the inside as we left. http://s4.postimage.org/cr7kd9yvg/Evacuation_001.jpg<br /><br />Evacuation<br />http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=274&highlight=evacuationBrock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-338394981887047352012-11-19T22:55:06.871-05:002012-11-19T22:55:06.871-05:00BTW they were chopped up for the START II treaty. ...BTW they were chopped up for the START II treaty. orbituphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688882620359865414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-8371649142396664902012-11-19T22:52:33.411-05:002012-11-19T22:52:33.411-05:00I was stationed at Davis-Monthan and worked in the...I was stationed at Davis-Monthan and worked in the bone yard (AMARC) some. They did chop up old B-52s into 6 ft sections with a guillotine. I talked to the guys doing it one day. It was an awesome site! orbituphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688882620359865414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-31713362223440194502012-11-19T22:28:45.940-05:002012-11-19T22:28:45.940-05:00I think those are (or *were*) stored at Davis-Mont...I think those are (or *were*) stored at Davis-Monthan AFB near Tuscon.<br /><br />Most of the B-52's have been turned into scrap, and probably the same with the C-141's.<br /><br />They cut the B-52's in half with a big guilllotine, and then left them that way for a few days so the Russian spy satellites could confirm they were cut up.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-3935825327553746022012-11-19T22:17:49.138-05:002012-11-19T22:17:49.138-05:00It is sad to see those B52 on the machine equivale...It is sad to see those B52 on the machine equivalent of death row. After serving their country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-16436001979959411812012-11-19T21:27:19.609-05:002012-11-19T21:27:19.609-05:00I would love to explore the B-52's and the C-1...I would love to explore the B-52's and the C-141's. Of course I am an airplane person.MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-33101923049030262102012-11-19T21:11:07.518-05:002012-11-19T21:11:07.518-05:00Such a waste. Especially those marvelous old train...Such a waste. Especially those marvelous old trains and phone booths....Phyllids (N/W Jersey)noreply@blogger.com