Re: NNG: New B29 to Fly
| July 21, 2014 04:23AM |
Ten Wheeler Wrote:
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> I spent eight weeks at Ft. Bliss, Texas for basic
> training when I was drafted into the Army in
> January 1966. During my time there, I saw numerous
> B-36's fly right over our barracks. What a sight
> they were and NOISY!!!
>
> They were flying out of Biggs Air Force Base near
> El Paso. Biggs was a Strategic Air Command Station
> from 1947 to 1966.
I went in the USAF in early '66 and had no idea that the B-36 was
still in the active inventory. Only one that I can remember seeing
flying was at an airshow at Moffet Field NAS in the 50's and I
was able to catch it on film with a primitive Kodak Brownie.
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> I spent eight weeks at Ft. Bliss, Texas for basic
> training when I was drafted into the Army in
> January 1966. During my time there, I saw numerous
> B-36's fly right over our barracks. What a sight
> they were and NOISY!!!
>
> They were flying out of Biggs Air Force Base near
> El Paso. Biggs was a Strategic Air Command Station
> from 1947 to 1966.
I went in the USAF in early '66 and had no idea that the B-36 was
still in the active inventory. Only one that I can remember seeing
flying was at an airshow at Moffet Field NAS in the 50's and I
was able to catch it on film with a primitive Kodak Brownie.
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