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Post by Gene on Aug 24, 2011 2:04:33 GMT 9
Minot Airmen Celebrate BUFF Anniversary: Airmen at Minot AFB, N.D., celebrated Aug. 19 the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first B-52H Stratofortress at the base. In honor of BUFF's half century of service, a B-52 named the "Peace Persuader," was painted with nostalgic nose art. The Minot Air Force Base Color Guard presented the colors during the ceremony and 1st Lt. Daniel Welche, 23rd Bomb Squadron copilot and a third-generation B-52 crew member, was the keynote speaker during the event. (Minot release)
from the online airforce magazine
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Aug 24, 2011 5:04:40 GMT 9
I read the article in the Minot Daily News about the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first BUFF to land at MAFB.
The way the article was written, one would think that BUFF was the first military plane to come to MAFB.
WRONG!
In February 1960, the Spitten Kittens of 5th FIS arrived and were soon activated with Delta Daggers.
That is about 1 1/2 years before the BUFFs arrived.
When the BUFFs got to Minot, the base was an ADC base, but soon became a SAC domain.
Fifth Fighter at that point began all-out war with SAC. We did everything we could to drive them nuts.
When Jack Broughton became 5th CO, the battle was taken to a new level.
SAC always thought they were the only part of the Air Force that counted, and ADC was just a bunch of hooligans that they tried to either rule or ignore.
With Col. Broughton they tried ruling, didn't work, then they tried to ignore us, that was even worse. Eventually they just let us do our thing and left us alone.
Still, it is amazing that BUFF has been going strong for 50 years.
Never worked on them, never wanted to. Just plain too big.
Boeing must have done something right for that old bird to be around for so long and still doing a great job.
Jim Too
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Post by Gene on Aug 24, 2011 9:26:49 GMT 9
well thanks for a very interesting history lesson...and thanks on the wx. update... between extreme weather and earthquakes where their not supposed to be, it got the makings of a pretty interesting day...
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Aug 24, 2011 9:46:46 GMT 9
genej50 said:
Matthew 24:4-8 (New American Standard Version)
4And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. 5“For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6“You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. 8“But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
Just something to think about.
Jim Too
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Post by Gene on Aug 25, 2011 1:19:14 GMT 9
i will... :thanks
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Post by LBer1568 on Aug 25, 2011 1:39:05 GMT 9
While the BUFF is an oldie, the C-130 holds additional record of being in Production for over 50 years.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USAF C-130E Role Military transport aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Lockheed Lockheed Martin First flight 23 August 1954 Introduced December 1957 Status In production, in service Primary users United States Air Force United States Marine Corps Royal Air Force See Operators for others Number built Over 2,300 as of 2009 Unit cost US$62 million[citation needed] Variants AC-130 Spectre/Spooky Lockheed DC-130 Lockheed EC-130 Lockheed HC-130 Lockheed Martin KC-130 Lockheed LC-130 Lockheed MC-130 Lockheed WC-130 Lockheed L-100 Hercules Developed into Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol and aerial firefighting. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 60 nations.
During its years of service, the Hercules family has participated in countless military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. The family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. In 2007, the C-130 became the fifth aircraft—after the English Electric Canberra, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Tupolev Tu-95, and Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker—to mark 50 years of continuous use with its original primary customer, in this case, the United States Air Force. The C-130 is also the only military aircraft to remain in continuous production for 50 years with its original customer, as the updated C-130J Super Hercules.
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Post by f89j1905 on Aug 25, 2011 11:48:25 GMT 9
Left out the RC-130E, Reconnaissance version of the "Herc"
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Post by lindel on Aug 27, 2011 7:26:38 GMT 9
And the "Herc" is STILL in production.
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Post by Jim on Aug 27, 2011 14:45:06 GMT 9
Left out the RC-130E, Reconnaissance version of the "Herc" also the airborne intelligence gathering Herk (not the same as the reconn bird)
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Post by LBer1568 on Aug 27, 2011 22:45:02 GMT 9
I worked the C-130 Flight Simulator both at McCHord from 1980-1983. This included running the old Analog C-130 Sim as well as the deployment of a newdigital C-130 Simulator. Then i came here to Wright-Patterson and became teh C-130 Simulator Test Manager. After my retirement I became a Loggie at WPAFB as a contractor and supported Warner-Robbins supporting all C-130 Tech Data. We worked several Special Projects which included all versions of C-130 aircraft. We saw teh Aeriall Sprayers at Youngstown. The Airborne TV/Radio birds out at Lockheed-Orange County. We also did extensive work with Special Ops and the AC-130A/H/U and MC-130 birds at Hurlbert Field. I did a Configuration Audit and tried to do one of each configuration (majot versions) but not all the deriviatives. The birds at Mansfield OH had the new Color Radar with fixed antenna. But we only saw about 15 of the various configurations. Tech Data for an aircraft in production for 50 years was a nightmare. But I worked with B-52 guys on one Project and they liked to talk about the same issues. The gunner station was one area with tons of different configurations.
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