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Published: 2010-02-02 00:21:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 861; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 22
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B-52H 61-0009 of the 46 BS, 319 BW on the flight line at its home base of Grand Forks AFB.I remember a book I got from the base at my in-processing stated that GFAFB was "The jewel in the crown of the tiara or northern tier bases"...
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Wow! Itsa monster! Boy, I sure wouldn't like to get under that bombload, and I mean the conventional stuff, never mind the nukes! You really have some amazing pix!
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Thank you sir! I am glad these pics have found an audience on DA. They obviously have been in my collection for over 30 years in some cases (This one was shot in 1981...).
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Glad you could put them to good use! It is worth giving these pics an audience!
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Can't speak for Grand Forks, but Malmstrom for my money was/is the best of the northern tier bases. Hate it for a year, then retire there because you love it so much.
SIOP was a nice camo, though I'm more partial to SEA. Either one's better than the boring one today...
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Gransd Forks was OK... It was a college town and we were really well liked in town. WQhen I traveled out to the missile field, the residents were very friendly...
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the H rocks too! but my favorite is still the D with its trillons of mk 82 bombs XD
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My favorite airplane! Always wanted to fly the Buff. Never seen one with that particular colour combo
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That was called the SIOP scheme. SIOP (Single Integrated Operational Plan) is the "playbook" on how the US commits nuclear war. This scheme was designed to blend in w/ the Russian Steppe terrain. Later versions of the SIOP scheme had dark grey on the nose and LE of the engine nacelles to reduce visibilioty for low (I mean REAL) low level penetration.
The B-52's would pave a way in past air defenses w/ the AGM-65 SRAM missile to the targets.
This paint scheme gave way to the very dark greens and grey "Strategic" scheme in the 1980's.
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