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Re: [OM] OT: Interesting Aviation News

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Interesting Aviation News
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 14:11:14 +0100
I remember the old KC-135s, Chris.  They would lift from Fairford and just be 
passing 1,000ft as they went feet wet, heading east.  A slight exaggeration, I 
know, but there were NOTAMS out for their movements.

Chris

> On 17 May 2019, at 01:33, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     This was a bit of a surprise.  A retired B-52H down at the Davis-Monthan 
> AFB (aka Davis-Mothballs) boneyard was "regenerated" and returned to service. 
>  It was flown to Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, Louisiana, and will later be 
> sent to the Air Logistics Center to be fully refurbished and returned to 
> service.  A second B-52H is currently undergoing regeneration.  Here are some 
> news links:
> 
> https://www.mro-network.com/maintenance-repair-overhaul/second-b-52h-begins-regeneration-process
> 
> http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/fun-facts/return-ghost-rider.html
> 
> https://tucson.com/news/local/regenerated-b--takes-flight-from-tucson-boneyard/article_4754fb0a-b478-11e4-989e-d7e82dade4dc.html
> 
> Chris
> 
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
>     - Hunter S. Thompson
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