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Heavy Traffic: A B-52 Bomber Is Being Trucked Across The Central United States
A retired U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress nicknamed 'Damage Inc. II' was recently taken out of storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group's 'boneyard' at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and disassembled before beginning its journey eastward across the country to be partially reassembled for research and development purposes. The B-52 and its escorts take up two lanes of traffic so they have to pull over every five miles or so to let traffic pass,… (www.thedrive.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I bet 1009 was one of the aircraft our backshop worked on when it was in the hanger for two weeks. I was stationed at Barksdale (where this aircraft was located) from 2002-2005.
Where will it cross the Mississippi River and when?
"Boy, that's the most complicated taxi clearance EVER."
Wondering if transporting the fuselage on the back of a 747 was considered. The B52 length is shorter than the Space Shuttle.
B-52: 159 feet
Shuttle Orbiter: 122 feet
Shuttle Orbiter: 122 feet
Great to see this BUFF given a new lease on life even if he isn't flying. A truly amazing aircraft.
Well, I've flown in the BUFF low level as a Weapon Systems Operator (in my day, called the Radar Navigator) but never imagined it would ever "fly" this low! :-)
Very cool...great pictures. Ha, "Oversized" is right!
Very cool...great pictures. Ha, "Oversized" is right!