Posted on Aug 22, 2019
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Now this makes me feel old! I was with B-1s when they started pulling our crewmembers and staff to be initial cadre for the B-2. Second time I'd gone through this because I was with FB-111s when they started selecting crews for B-1 intital cadre. It's just hard to grasp that this was 30 years ago!
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We're sure glad you were there in those days, I appreciated the B-52's flying over my house in the 60's from Anderson AFB going to Vietnam.
Brother In Law was stationed there in the 60's, now retired, living in Texas.
Brother In Law was stationed there in the 60's, now retired, living in Texas.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Loved flying from Anderson AFB, instant altitude when you got to end of the runway.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Yes, in the 60's I believe one B-52 went off the cliff. What bothered the airmen in the 60's was that Russian Trawler 3 miles off AAFB watching and reporting the B-52's.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SGT (Join to see) It was still around in the 70s when I flew out of there. Saw many heavily loaded B-52Ds sink down before they went up taking off from Anderson.
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I was shocked when I saw the notice for the 30th anniversary of the inaugural flight out at NG's Palmdale facility. Yes, makes me feel old too. My buddy's son is flying them now. B-1 readiness makes me sad too.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Readiness has always bee an issue with the B-1, heck we were grounded during Desert Storm.
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