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50 Years of Boeing Bombers in a Picture
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03/17/09
I worked as an Aircraft armament systems specialist (2W151, or 462) on the B-52H for quite a while. It's truly a masterpiece of engineering, one of the most versatile and dependable platforms the military has ever used. Given the planned upgrades, current projected service life of the B-52 is 2040. Newest airframes were built toward the end of 1961. It'll be the longest lived aircraft in U.S. history, and I'm proud to have been a part of the hardest working maintainers in the Air Force.
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When I was taking a trip by Wright Patterson AFB, both this and a B-29 were flying side by side. I love the sound of the cyclones.
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I feel like doing a model now.
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They're talking about when it first entered service (B-52 was in '54), which was more than 50 years ago. That's what they're referring to.
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Wikipedia interestingly says that the operational life of the B-52H is predicted to end some time around 2040. Pretty goddamned close to 100 years is insane.
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Math is hard! Let's go shopping!
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friendly fire's turned off
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