B-52 Stratofortress Take Off U.S. Air Force
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It is absolutely amazing that this aircraft is still flying after 69 years! There has always been talk about retiring it. We get to see them flying over our house quite frequently; Always go out to see it IF there isn't cloud cover obstructing the view. This magnificent air machine has enough thrust that it is possible to still rotate with a 4 degree nose-down attitude. I was an avionics tech on these gems back 1973 to 1976, stationed at Loring AFB, Maine. Memories of riding the launch truck. AMS 5 was our radio call sign. My friend was a radar navigator on one of these. He was killed along with six other crew members on April 11, 1983 in a crash in Utah. My family was absolutely devastated by his death. He was a brilliant young man. Saw B-52s take off at Hill AFB in Ogden UT in the early 90s while Desert Storm was going on. The sound, the SMOKE TRAIL - this video brought it all back. It’s hard to describe it - like a beast being unleashed. Terrifying to think of the firepower this aircraft can carry and deliver.
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