I kept waiting for the nuclear flash over that AFB. By the mid-60's, most of those planes would have never gotten into the air before being hit (which is why we had flights airborne 24/7). By the late-70's, none on them would have.
Reminds me of watching MITO practice take-offs at March AFB as a kid in the late 60s. Still one of the greatest spectacles I have ever seen. The noise! The smoke!
In the early 70s, my dad was stationed at Loring AFB in northern Maine. I was in high school and watched these exercises with alternating KC-135s and B-52s taking off. Once at altitude, the 52 would be refueled and the tanker would return home. Of course, it's all different now. Tankers seem to be everywhere around the world, 24/7. Proud to have been a USAF Brat!
So amazing. My dad was a navigator for B-52’s at Mather AFB now restored to Mather Field in Northern California. Going to air shows was a regular occurrence and watching jets fly by was something one would see all the time. Now I realize it was a privilege and to be an USAF Brat too. It was an amazing life.
I was stationed at Barksdale AFB 1973-75 as a security policeman when there was a restricted and heavily guarded alert bomber area. All six birds in the area were priority A and cocked with nukes in the bomb bays. Nothing like 6 B-52's cranking up with the starter cartridges on an alert response exercise. Smoke everywhere and the noise from 48 jet engines powered up in a relatively small area was awesome.
James Roberts I was a kid living in Bossier City during that time. My dad was stationed at Barksdale, we lived near the end of the runway, things would fall of the shelf in my bedroom when they did this. Those were awesome days!
Seen several B-52's on the ground as static displays at airshows in Southern California but it was in Las Vegas on the 15 Freeway a number of years ago I saw a squadron of B-52's airborne during a training exercise from Nellis AFB. That was so cool. Simply an outstanding sight to behold to see B-52's at low altitude in the air.
I failed to mention the airplane that made the B-52 into a world wide instrument of war and peace -- the KC-135 tanker airplane. Without the tanker support, the B-52s would not be nearly as effective as they have been over the decades. KC-135 is another airplane that gave the taxpayers their money's worth. Again, thank you, Boeing for building two of the most important airplanes in the history of the world.
gravelydon And don't forget the numerous fighter generations that this aircraft flew with: we'd have far less B-52s without them. Just adding fuel to the fire.
Loring AFB, Maine. 1978-81. Weapons Load Teams - MMS. Nothing like doing load outs in -30 weather. Worked with the best load teams in the AF. Proud to say, I worked on this A/C. Weapons - giving the enemy a chance to die for their country.
oh i remember those days on alert as a KC-135 Boom Operator.. the start cartridges, the MITO takeoffs at 12 seconds apart. Aint nothing worse than being number 12 of a 16 ship departure. for the tankers... 12 seconds spacing between tankers, 30 seconds behind a Buff, and one minute behind the E-4.
Pulled alert duty many times at Grissom AFB. Hated cleaning the cartridges after the start, until the R model. It was a dream to crew. Plenty of power and no water to heat.
In the US Army Aviation, I was stationed on Griffiss AFB in Rome NY from 1988-91. A SAC base, it had these B-52s. Watching them do this kind of takeoff was awesome. Support vehicles were right there in case a tire needed to be changed, etc. After all the B-52s had taken off the tanker aircraft followed them up into the skies. Also enjoyed watching them come back home, land one after the other. Got to go on a B-52 tour thanks to a friendly crew chief. Very impressive aircraft for as old as it is.
At 2:30 maybe a little before when the puff of smoke comes out of the engine when it's starting, then once it does start you can see all the smoke get sucked in the intake of the jet. That was pretty cool!! Crazy power they have!
@@StonyRC is there a difference between a cartridge starter and an APU? Cartridge seems to be a bit faster like u said but that could be the video that is speed up making it appear that way.
Hi, yes there's a BIG difference. An APU is an auxiliary engine (nowadays, another jet engine) that provides power or air pressure for engine starting. A cartridge starter is a chemical device (kind of like a firework) whose combustion products provide a burst of pressure to drive a turbine starter and get the main engine spinning up. I thoroughly recommend you take a look at Agentjayz - a truly wonderful RUclips channel where all of the mysteries around jet engines are revealed, including full rebuilds of complete engine systems. you'll learn SO much through his videos.
My first duty station in 1975 was Seymour Johnson AFB, NC and we had the 68th BW as a tenant unit. The alert area was at the east end of the runway and contained 5 B-52s and 4 KC-135s. When the klaxon sounded all these aircraft had to do was crank up, make a 45 degree turn, taxi out of the alert area, roll for about 400 yards, make another 45 degree turn at the end of the runway and then it was balls to the wall for takeoff. It was really something to see!
For a good MITO sequence, check out the movie “Gathering of Eagles” filmed at Beale AFB in about 1962 or 3 when a MITO was really minimum. For the gunner in the D & F, it’s “exciting” looking back into all that black smoke from the water injection and not being able to see the following aircraft. And a rough ride if you’re not the first aircraft!
In the mid 60's we were stationed at Eglin AFB where SAC had a wing of B 52's deployed. I delivered papers all over the base and on more than one occasion was passing the end of the runway as they were scrambling the wing. I have never seen or heard a space shuttle take off but if it is any more awe inspiring than this it must have been a sight to see and hear. It literally gave me chills.
Horrible editing though. The whole point of a minimal interval take off video is to show how quickly 15 planes can get off the ground. Not to cut after each one and nothing be visible from who went before. I mean I will never tire of seeing BUFFs take off but don’t call this a MITO and then make it seem like there was tons of time between each take off. The impact was completely lost here.
This is what I came to the comments looking for. All that emphasis in the description on MITO then I'm almost through the video and not one pair of unedited takeoffs yet.
the first time my ears exploded..... was in Bossier as one of those B52s was approaching the runway. I was on the north end watching them..... and I forgot just how LOUD those things can get!!! Yes, it sounds like freedom..... but it also sounds like piercing knife to the eardrum!!! :) Love B'dale!
What can you say....? Bless these wonderful boys..!!! I can only imagine an ensemble of 300 B-17 bombers on a mission to Germany back in 44'..how would it look to see a similar ensemble using B-52's ...? no words...just simply; AMAZING..!!!
These aircraft were in development when I was born in 1950. By the time I entered the USAF, they had provided well over a decade of service. I spent about 14 years either supporting these airplanes or the KC-135's that were used to refuel them. They are our strategic workhorses, and probably will be for another 30 years or so. While stationed at MCConnell AFB, Kansas, I supported KC-135's. We had an exercise in the very early morning, which also involved a MIT. Seems the civilians got a bit scared when they saw this happening, thinking we were going to war.
I was raised on a a.f.b., and I remember as kids we would watch the fighters,tankers ,and bombers take off. We always thought it was cool because all of our dads did something different. We would try and get as close as we could.to the runway. My first night after I joined the Air Force I was on post and they had a alert. I remember thinking "Boy I've never been this close before". Then a few seconds later I was thinking "Man this could be real". Thank goodness it wasn't .Good times and I miss them.
I kept waiting for the nuclear flash over that AFB. By the mid-60's, most of those planes would have never gotten into the air before being hit (which is why we had flights airborne 24/7). By the late-70's, none on them would have.
I used to watch B52’s outside of Fairchild AFB in Spokane WA when I was a kid in the early 70’s at my Uncles house who lived near the base. I loved seeing these aircraft still do. The engineers at Boeing were geniuses no computer aided drafting here just slide rules and calculations.
So these B-52's start engines on a sunny day at Barksdale AFB, LA then taxi to Minot AFB, ND so they can do a MITO takeoff on a cloudy day? Interesting.
During the late 1950's, My Late Father was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base as a mechanic after he had met and married My Late Mother at Kelly Air Force Base. I've always had a love for the B-52 Stratofortress and My Parents. Not necessarily in that order.
Agreed, The editing was a little choppy and could have focussed more at the point where the aircraft turns onto the runway and starts its takeoff roll and stays stationary showing other aircraft following on...there is one scene like this and shows 4 aircraft lined up with one in its takeoff roll. Still an awsome plane after all these years...
I got to see one MITO launch of H-model BUFFs & A-model tankers and one Elephant Walk (all aircraft roll to the departure end & return to parking) while working as an ATC at a SAC base Up North. The term “awesome” is sooo overused today. A good ol’ fashioned MITO launch is TRULY an awesome sight to see or hear or to be a part of.
This kinda reminds me of the alert scrambles at Andersen AFB in Guam back in the early 70s. These B52s look different than what we had, ours were the "D" models. Black on the underside and camouflaged on top.
This reminds me of the alerts and ORI’s at Loring AFB in the 1960’s. For an 11 year old Air Force brat this was the sights and sounds of freedom. Everyone at Loring understood what the sole purpose of the base was. We woke up to the sounds of the alert rotation aircraft taking off for the arctic circle and we were late for dinner when the evening rotation alert crews took off to replace the morning aircraft. They took off like clockwork, every 12 hours, 365 days a year. You did not need a watch. We had SAC. They were always on time.
I was stationed at Mather AFB in the early 70s supporting 320th Bomb Wing including their alert pad! I always parked the truck next to the localizer trailer at the end of runway to watch/hear them take off or near the alert pad when they did ORIs. they were also deployed to Okinawa for missions into Vietnam - 6 months at a time! those were the days . . .
This video was shot at Barksdale AFB, LA. I spent the last 5yrs of my career overseeing the academic training for this, the largest double wing of bombers and tankers in SAC. We had some great times, including greeting the AF Inspector General team just as the Jan. 1980 Olympic hockey game with Russia began. The IG watched the game with us as we beat the Ruskies 4-3, and then the evaluation began. We found out that the SAC guys were hockey fans also!!
I was hoping this would be unedited video of the take offs. One of the coolest things when I was a kid was riding my bike down to the end of the runway at the local air base and watching the jets land and take off. The coolest takeoffs where when a group of B-47s would do MITOs. The noise was non-stop!
Remember while at S-J they would take off on their morning patrols, and we would stand there in the bomb dump watching them come towards us in 10 second intervals. The first B-52 would go straight out. The second B-52 would go to the left. The first KC-135 would go to the right. And the second KC-135 would go straight out low. This was done to avoid the turbulence of the aircraft in front of them. On the other hand, we would stand there with our fingers crossed when the sirens went off and ALL of the B-52s would head for the runway. It was a relief when the first B-52 would turn onto the runway and “taxi” down the runway with the others following. At that time if they took off, it was the real thing and we would be at war. They were not flying to their Fail-Safe points anymore. Still remember the rumble of the B-52 strikes across the Mekong in SEA.
Your comment just answered the question I had in my head watching about the wake turbulence. I don’t think a B-52 can even be defined as a large aircraft it’s in its own league with the big boys but it sure wouldn’t be fun flying behind one. I got hit by wake turbulence from a chinook when I was flying a PA28 and that sure wasn’t fun so I can’t imagine what one of those things would do. But I guess when there is a situation where that many need to get of the ground for real then the turbulence is going to be the least of their worries.
Damn impressive.. Back in the 70s, when I was in the Army at Ft Hood Texas, I used to go up to Ft Worth, and often hit the NCO club at Carswell AFB for lunch.. One trip, while sitting and eating my lunch, all hell seemed to break loose. Heard sirens going off outside and got up to ask the bartender what was going on. He said it was a scramble alert, and I wanted to see a very cool show, he'd pack up the rest of my lunch in a to-go box and for me to go to a parking lot he showed me on a base map and watch all the BUFFs take off...
I was in SAC but on the FB-111 side of things in the late 60s. This looks to be at Barksdale AFB. Back in the day, before the big restructure, SAC would have Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) that tested the base at many levels. They all would generate this kind of launch of aircraft. We used to call it the "elephant walk".
Must be a great feeling for some of these pilots that their fathers, and grandfathers flew the very same airplane they fly today. Amazing story of the longevity of the B-52.
In '82 my dad was Chief of the bomber branch & Alert Pad at Mather AFB. I was in the Army at Ft. Ord just south a bit. I was visiting him on leave when something horrific happened. After his 26 years in the Air Force - one of his B-52's went down. It darkened the sky a bit. Very somber moment. 9 crewmen died. A full bird Colonel had come up from Castle AFB for his wing to undergo these tests as we see in this video. He had to use my dad's planes and flightline because an F-4 Phantom crash had destroyed his own runway. I was told that absolute minimum combat takeoff separation of 8 seconds was not adhered to - he had pushed them to take off in 4 second intervals. A fully laden BUFF behind a water-injected unladen BUFF. The 2nd one almost went right into the tail of the 1st one. The 2nd one's pilot dumped throttles, experienced turbine stall on entire right bank. Had no altitude yet to play with, immediately decided safest place to crash, avoided a shopping center and some homes and melted in a farmer's field. Leaving only some landing gear trucks and the skeletal remains of the tail rudder sticking up. My dad ran to his truck - sped to the Colonel, grabbed him by the collar and took him out back of the hangar and commenced to stompin' a mud hole into his hide. He then came home and had a six pack of Budweiser with me...not saying a thing. He didn't need to...I knew. Nine crew dead. The Air Force never-minded my dad's actions and that Colonel probably kept his command as well. It turned out that a six pack was not enough. I had to go get more.
I'm a former Navy Vietnam veteran worked on A7B Corsair IIs. But of all the airplanes in the US Arsenal this is by far my favorite plane. When you absolutely positively have to bomb something into an Ash Heap call in a B-52 air strike. It reminds me of a giant Pterodactyl
I spent about half of my 20-year Air Force career on B-52's, either as a crew chief or maintenance team member. Worked on D's, G's, and H's at different times.
is this recent? like 5 year recent? i did'nt know they still do exercises like this. but i know this is normal and nothing out of the ordinary during the cold war years. great video!
looks like it's part of the Global Strike challenge (saw barksdale and Minot tail flashes for sure). it's an annual competition/exercise between bomber, maintenance, missile, security forces, and other supporting squadrons that are part of Global Strike Command to hone nuclear readiness abilities.
Well, boys, I reckon this is it - nuclear combat toe to toe with the Roosskies. Now look, boys, I ain't much of a hand at makin' speeches, but I got a pretty fair idea that something doggone important is goin' on back there. And I got a fair idea the kinda personal emotions that some of you fellas may be thinkin'. Heck, I reckon you wouldn't even be human bein's if you didn't have some pretty strong personal feelin's about nuclear combat. I want you to remember one thing, the folks back home is a-countin' on you and by golly, we ain't about to let 'em down. I tell you something else, if this thing turns out to be half as important as I figure it just might be, I'd say that you're all in line for some important promotions and personal citations when this thing's over with. That goes for ever' last one of you regardless of your race, color or your creed. Now let's get this thing on the hump - we got some flyin' to do!
If the pilot's good, I mean if he's reeeally sharp, he can barrel that thing in so low, oh it's a sight to see. You wouldn't expect it with a big ol' plane like a '52, but varrrooom! The jet exhaust... frying chickens in the barnyard!
My barracks room was across the hall from the alert crew quarters at Andersen back in the day. It was something when the klaxon sounded and the crew hit those trucks down to the flightline, then to hear the old shotgun charge starters on the D BUFs kick the engines to spool up. Lots of MITO exercises there.
Its great to have them in as US detergent but hope to God we don't have to use them unless we are facing eminent threat. I love US B52 bomber its send message to our enemies. Peace through strength
Sadly, in 1982, during a minimum interval takeoff, a B-52 crashed taking off from Mather AFB near Sacramento. I was working on a construction site nearby and saw the smoke from the crash. All 9 crew members perished. The interval between takeoffs is critical.
is this a simulated nuclear alert or something? getting the planes in the air and on there way to the target before the enemy missles strike? like the cold war
Yes. That's the reason for the concern about being able to launch them fast. Bases nearer the oceans might only have several minutes of warning for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Nuclear cruise missiles, depending on the radar system and potential defense against them, might go unnoticed until they hit. I would say this is especially so after 7.5 years of Obama as President. Who knows how many spies he and his administration have let into the military and the nation. Clinton from 1992 to 2000 probably let a slew of spies in, too. He didn't properly investigate many in his White House staff for many months after his inauguration. In the late 80s it was already bad enough the former CIA head said there was no way the US could have won a war with the USSR due to the revelation by the former GRU head of something like 600 GRU and KGB spies in the US military and government. It's got to be far worse having had two communist presidents. And Bush's administration didn't do well, either. There's also always the possibility of a spy with a nuclear weapon getting near the base and wiping them all out. Reportedly, a gold-cased nuclear weapon would be impossible to detect remotely. Also a cloud of several hundred smart autonomous microUAVs released by spies might be able to conventionally knock out all the bombers, or at least make bombers unlaunchable for a period of time. Of course, any EMP effect on the US would meltdown many or all of its nuclear power plants and spent fuel pools making the northern hemisphere unlivable.
David #1 it's supposed to be a MITO takeoff. If these planes were armed you would see 6 nuclear tipped air launched cruise missiles hanging from each wing with more in the bomb bay. It carries 20 in all.
They used to water inject the old J-57 engines and if they did that today the EPA would have a kainpshunfit. This is an increased MITO, back in the day they would be tail to nose, breaking right and left to avoid wash and turbulence. Wing flex on these are 18 feet, back in the day, the flex could be as much as 26 feet (D model). My dad flew these twice in Vietnam and they practiced nap of the earth for Soviet penetration between 300 and 500 feet. I know, I stood under the flight path one day. Scared the bejesus out of me.
I thought something was off on this supposed MITO, as I remember them spacing a lot closer back in the cold war days at Fairchild. This spacing does not look too different than what you would see at Atlanta today during peak departures.
roguemodel I can remember driving through Kansas and having the crap scared out of me because of a really low flying B-52. the jet wash from the engines would Shake everything around including the car.
They used to water inject the KC135s before they re-engined them with turbofans. As for B52s, I know they also used to water inject the older models as well. However, the only ones remaining are the H models with turbofan engines, I am not sure if those need to be or can even be water injected due to the fact that they produce more power. I would guess that eliminating water injecting is a good thing as you don't have to take off with 1,000 plus gallons of water weight and no longer need to maintain that system.
I was a Security Policeman in SAC at Mather AFB in the 1980s. The horns went off, KLAXON! KLAXON! KLAXON! came over the radio and within a few seconds, 6-pack pickups would come screaming up the taxiway towards my post at about 60 - 70 mph. It was impressive to see those big birds taxi by.
Awesome. Burned enough fuel to power 10,000 snot-green Priuses. I used to watch these take off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa - 1966...then again, from a base near Tacoma, WA 1989 or so.
And to think, twenty five years ago here in little old England we used to get three nuclear armed Vulcan bombers off the ground together in under four minutes....'
John Smith-my brother was an airframe mechanic on a V-bomber base (Valiant's) in the '60s and during a Q.R.A. (quick reaction alert) they had to cold start, get crewed up and be off the ground within four minutes, as you have stated.
Not near as fast as how we used to do it at Ellsworth some 38 years ago, but It'll do. Oh, and the crews are riding around in nice comfy vans. we had those old pickup trucks.
Paul Hinson That was a little while ago...That would of been neat to hear and see. I have some goose hunting land near Minot, ND and they are always flying around at fairly low altitudes. I would think that distinct sound of those engines would send any bad guy running for cover.....
Late 60s into to the 70s. Constant aircraft, F 105s, later F4s, KC 135s and B52s. During the week late in the day I would watch returning B52s landing one after another, settling behind old base housing, SE from S runway.
I was a civilian and flew out of Orlando FL in the 1960s (Delta and Eastern). Most people now have forgotten it was McCoy SAC base. You'd see the rows of 52s on the far side of the airport. And Civilian pilots were always concerned. If the klaxon went off you had damn well had your aircraft off the runway. or broken off you landing pattern and got the hell out of the way. Everyone knew if you were in the way, B52 #1 was to get you out of the way even if they needed to crash their aircraft into yours.
When I was a kid we would go past Minot AFB and there was B-52s lined up wingtip to wingtip for miles, KC-135s across from them. You could see them from the highway. It was quite a sight. You could also see silos out in farmer fields. It was quite a sight. North Dakota was definitely a giants fist in the cold war.
Our B 52s are coming for you ..!! Knock knock ..!! Who’s there B - B who ? B 52s that’s who OPEN WIDE ..!!!! I remember Vietnam when the B 52s were screaming in the air from Hickam Air Force Base love that sound in the morning ..!!!! Fly Boomers fly up up in the sky ..eeeeehhhhaaaa
I saw this alot when I was stationed at Dyess!! There ain't nothing like being a Close in Sentry when the Klaxon goes off, the crews scramble and we give them the sign and they give us the countersign, then the cartridges start popping....then comes the "Elephant Walk"!!!!!!!
In 1972, Andersen AFB in Guam had 150 B-52s sitting on the flight line! On 18-Dec-1972, 87 of them fully loaded with bombs took off consecutively at one minute intervals.
Interesting how many of the haters (thumbs down) would be on the receiving end of the B-52's payloads? Guess I can see why they wouldn't like this. American preparedness in hopes to deter war. But, fully prepared to bring it if necessary...
When I was In the AIr Force ROTC in the late 1950’s I got to take a ride in a Buff. We flew from Newburgh NY and did a training mission by bombing Fairbanks AK. Convinced my that this is what I wanted to do. Turn into a Phantom Pilot. Best time of my life and the worst.
0:30 is that his heartbeat that you hear? xD Lol these planes are so big, the wings even got small wheels on them! Lol and that big trail/stream with engine gasses that it is leaving behind!
Vincent the small wings on the wingtip, are too hold the wing tips off the ground. The planes carries so much fuel, that the wings will touch due to weight otherwise.
Freezin's the Reason... Actually, the video starts off in Barksdale, then moves to Minot. You can tell by the blue skies and green trees and ground crew in tee-shirts... Also, the outline of Louisiana on the side of several of the birds. Then we get a shot of nice, freezin' Minot, with its brown, dead grass, snow falling, frozen breath from ground crews and BUFFs alike. Interestingly enough, in the scramble from Minot, I noticed a Barksdale Tail... Did anyone else catch it, somwhere near the end?
The only problem with Barksdale AFB is that when the BUFFs fly, traffic on I-20 gets really messed up. EVERYBODY wants to watch the bombers and nobody's paying attention to driving. Thank God for the USAF, Boeing and the magnificent B-52. I shudder to think where we'd be without them.
I know it's old, not cool looking like the newer planes, but there is still nothing more awesome than seeing a butt kicking B-52 take to the air.
No they are awesome.
They’re better when you can see them and their contrails then feel the ordinance that’s been placed on "bad guys"....
I kept waiting for the nuclear flash over that AFB. By the mid-60's, most of those planes would have never gotten into the air before being hit (which is why we had flights airborne 24/7). By the late-70's, none on them would have.
bruh they're pretty aesthetic
Not cool looking? Bruh this planes is one the best looking piece of engineering (aside of sr-71) out there
Reminds me of watching MITO practice take-offs at March AFB as a kid in the late 60s. Still one of the greatest spectacles I have ever seen. The noise! The smoke!
It was designed with a slide rule just like Apollo 11. The digital world is still catching up.
I remember the ones at Mather too!
In the early 70s, my dad was stationed at Loring AFB in northern Maine. I was in high school and watched these exercises with alternating KC-135s and B-52s taking off. Once at altitude, the 52 would be refueled and the tanker would return home. Of course, it's all different now. Tankers seem to be everywhere around the world, 24/7. Proud to have been a USAF Brat!
My dad the same. We will WIN!!!
Was in Loring in 1982-1984. Saw many of these type takeoffs as a fire fighter on the line
So amazing. My dad was a navigator for B-52’s at Mather AFB now restored to Mather Field in Northern California. Going to air shows was a regular occurrence and watching jets fly by was something one would see all the time. Now I realize it was a privilege and to be an USAF Brat too. It was an amazing life.
Nowadays, Loring AFB is used for making high speed record runs for the car clubs & hot rodders in New England, by The Loring Timing Assn.
@@LUVMYGOSPELMUSIC My father was NCOIC of the crash station in the early 60's. I was 6 years old
I was stationed at Barksdale AFB 1973-75 as a security policeman when there was a restricted and heavily guarded alert bomber area. All six birds in the area were priority A and cocked with nukes in the bomb bays. Nothing like 6 B-52's cranking up with the starter cartridges on an alert response exercise. Smoke everywhere and the noise from 48 jet engines powered up in a relatively small area was awesome.
James Roberts I was a kid living in Bossier City during that time. My dad was stationed at Barksdale, we lived near the end of the runway, things would fall of the shelf in my bedroom when they did this. Those were awesome days!
Seen several B-52's on the ground as static displays at airshows in Southern California but it was in Las Vegas on the 15 Freeway a number of years ago I saw a squadron of B-52's airborne during a training exercise from Nellis AFB. That was so cool. Simply an outstanding sight to behold to see B-52's at low altitude in the air.
Expected to remain in service until 2040.....that will be 88 years since the first flight in 1952
The taxpayers got their money's worth out of the B-52. Thank you, Boeing.
Hey Bullwinkle....On April 15, 1952, a milestone in aviation history was crossed when the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress made its first flight!
I failed to mention the airplane that made the B-52 into a world wide instrument of war and peace -- the KC-135 tanker airplane. Without the tanker support, the B-52s would not be nearly as effective as they have been over the decades. KC-135 is another airplane that gave the taxpayers their money's worth. Again, thank you, Boeing for building two of the most important airplanes in the history of the world.
TheWaywardWind, Don't forget the KB-50 and KC-97s. While both normally were used with B-47s, they could refuel a B-52 also.
gravelydon And don't forget the numerous fighter generations that this aircraft flew with: we'd have far less B-52s without them. Just adding fuel to the fire.
Loring AFB, Maine. 1978-81. Weapons Load Teams - MMS. Nothing like doing load outs in -30 weather. Worked with the best load teams in the AF. Proud to say, I worked on this A/C. Weapons - giving the enemy a chance to die for their country.
92 oms out of Fairchild 81-85
oh i remember those days on alert as a KC-135 Boom Operator.. the start cartridges, the MITO takeoffs at 12 seconds apart. Aint nothing worse than being number 12 of a 16 ship departure. for the tankers... 12 seconds spacing between tankers, 30 seconds behind a Buff, and one minute behind the E-4.
Randy Johnson Thank You for your service to out great Nation, Sir! 🇺🇸
Pulled alert duty many times at Grissom AFB. Hated cleaning the cartridges after the start, until the R model. It was a dream to crew. Plenty of power and no water to heat.
Anybody here know why being #12 of a 16 ship sucks? Just curious.
108 - Wake turbulance.
Why not #16?
Those BUFFs were "old and just about to be retired" when I was a kid. Now I'm old, and just about to be retired!
You haven't had as many retrofits as the Buff?
In the US Army Aviation, I was stationed on Griffiss AFB in Rome NY from 1988-91. A SAC base, it had these B-52s. Watching them do this kind of takeoff was awesome. Support vehicles were right there in case a tire needed to be changed, etc.
After all the B-52s had taken off the tanker aircraft followed them up into the skies. Also enjoyed watching them come back home, land one after the other.
Got to go on a B-52 tour thanks to a friendly crew chief. Very impressive aircraft for as old as it is.
Was at Griffiss in 1994. Loved it!
At 2:30 maybe a little before when the puff of smoke comes out of the engine when it's starting, then once it does start you can see all the smoke get sucked in the intake of the jet. That was pretty cool!! Crazy power they have!
exhaust gas re circulation!
@@jediali221 Ha! For real!
Yeah, that first plume of smoke is the cartridge starter - just goes to show how quickly they spin up the engines on a scramble exercise.
@@StonyRC is there a difference between a cartridge starter and an APU? Cartridge seems to be a bit faster like u said but that could be the video that is speed up making it appear that way.
Hi, yes there's a BIG difference. An APU is an auxiliary engine (nowadays, another jet engine) that provides power or air pressure for engine starting. A cartridge starter is a chemical device (kind of like a firework) whose combustion products provide a burst of pressure to drive a turbine starter and get the main engine spinning up. I thoroughly recommend you take a look at Agentjayz - a truly wonderful RUclips channel where all of the mysteries around jet engines are revealed, including full rebuilds of complete engine systems. you'll learn SO much through his videos.
My first duty station in 1975 was Seymour Johnson AFB, NC and we had the 68th BW as a tenant unit. The alert area was at the east end of the runway and contained 5 B-52s and 4 KC-135s. When the klaxon sounded all these aircraft had to do was crank up, make a 45 degree turn, taxi out of the alert area, roll for about 400 yards, make another 45 degree turn at the end of the runway and then it was balls to the wall for takeoff. It was really something to see!
For a good MITO sequence, check out the movie “Gathering of Eagles” filmed at Beale AFB in about 1962 or 3 when a MITO was really minimum. For the gunner in the D & F, it’s “exciting” looking back into all that black smoke from the water injection and not being able to see the following aircraft. And a rough ride if you’re not the first aircraft!
In the mid 60's we were stationed at Eglin AFB where SAC had a wing of B 52's deployed. I delivered papers all over the base and on more than one occasion was passing the end of the runway as they were scrambling the wing. I have never seen or heard a space shuttle take off but if it is any more awe inspiring than this it must have been a sight to see and hear. It literally gave me chills.
Horrible editing though. The whole point of a minimal interval take off video is to show how quickly 15 planes can get off the ground. Not to cut after each one and nothing be visible from who went before. I mean I will never tire of seeing BUFFs take off but don’t call this a MITO and then make it seem like there was tons of time between each take off. The impact was completely lost here.
This is what I came to the comments looking for. All that emphasis in the description on MITO then I'm almost through the video and not one pair of unedited takeoffs yet.
agree, i wanted to see real time....
..........it took so long the weather changed.
Might have been edited like this on purpose in order to obfuscate that information.
Yep. Absolutely useless, if the title indicates the intended main purpose for the video.
the first time my ears exploded..... was in Bossier as one of those B52s was approaching the runway. I was on the north end watching them..... and I forgot just how LOUD those things can get!!! Yes, it sounds like freedom..... but it also sounds like piercing knife to the eardrum!!! :) Love B'dale!
What can you say....? Bless these wonderful boys..!!!
I can only imagine an ensemble of 300 B-17 bombers on a mission to Germany back in 44'..how would it look to
see a similar ensemble using B-52's ...? no words...just simply; AMAZING..!!!
These aircraft were in development when I was born in 1950. By the time I entered the USAF, they had provided well over a decade of service. I spent about 14 years either supporting these airplanes or the KC-135's that were used to refuel them. They are our strategic workhorses, and probably will be for another 30 years or so.
While stationed at MCConnell AFB, Kansas, I supported KC-135's. We had an exercise in the very early morning, which also involved a MIT. Seems the civilians got a bit scared when they saw this happening, thinking we were going to war.
I was raised on a a.f.b., and I remember as kids we would watch the fighters,tankers ,and bombers take off. We always thought it was cool because all of our dads did something different. We would try and get as close as we could.to the runway. My first night after I joined the Air Force I was on post and they had a alert. I remember thinking "Boy I've never been this close before". Then a few seconds later I was thinking "Man this could be real". Thank goodness it wasn't .Good times and I miss them.
I kept waiting for the nuclear flash over that AFB. By the mid-60's, most of those planes would have never gotten into the air before being hit (which is why we had flights airborne 24/7). By the late-70's, none on them would have.
I used to watch B52’s outside of Fairchild AFB in Spokane WA when I was a kid in the early 70’s at my Uncles house who lived near the base. I loved seeing these aircraft still do. The engineers at Boeing were geniuses no computer aided drafting here just slide rules and calculations.
So these B-52's start engines on a sunny day at Barksdale AFB, LA then taxi to Minot AFB, ND so they can do a MITO takeoff on a cloudy day? Interesting.
Nonov Yerbusiness and changed their tail letters in the process!
No but they do transfer some over to participate in MT's exercises to have experience in the weather conditions.
Yeah! I caught that too(LOL)... just like Hollywood, all FUBAR with the details!
Well, yeah. I mean, they gotta stop at Chevron a couple of times. But they eventually make it there.
During the late 1950's, My Late Father was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base as a mechanic after he had met and married My Late Mother at Kelly Air Force Base. I've always had a love for the B-52 Stratofortress and My Parents. Not necessarily in that order.
1機ごとに画像がカットされているので、短時間で次々とという感じが伝わってこないのが残念です。離陸していく機をファインダーの中で追いながら、もう一つの目で次の機の動きを常に見て、タイミングを見計らって、次に離陸する機にカメラを振る。これを繰り返すことで、次々と飛んでいくということが伝わると思います。
同じ機の離陸編集と思えるつまらなさ
禿同
Agreed, The editing was a little choppy and could have focussed more at the point where the aircraft turns onto the runway and starts its takeoff roll and stays stationary showing other aircraft following on...there is one scene like this and shows 4 aircraft lined up with one in its takeoff roll.
Still an awsome plane after all these years...
I got to see one MITO launch of H-model BUFFs & A-model tankers and one Elephant Walk (all aircraft roll to the departure end & return to parking) while working as an ATC at a SAC base Up North. The term “awesome” is sooo overused today. A good ol’ fashioned MITO launch is TRULY an awesome sight to see or hear or to be a part of.
This kinda reminds me of the alert scrambles at Andersen AFB in Guam back in the early 70s. These B52s look different than what we had, ours were the "D" models. Black on the underside and camouflaged on top.
I was there! I was also at U-Tapao! 68-72!! The black fuckers were some bad as planes!!
Exactly. And the taller tail fin.
사나인.ㅜㄴㄴㄹ
Was there for 15 months in 72 and 73.
MusketeerinFlorida G&H models, mostly H
This reminds me of the alerts and ORI’s at Loring AFB in the 1960’s. For an 11 year old Air Force brat this was the sights and sounds of freedom. Everyone at Loring understood what the sole purpose of the base was. We woke up to the sounds of the alert rotation aircraft taking off for the arctic circle and we were late for dinner when the evening rotation alert crews took off to replace the morning aircraft. They took off like clockwork, every 12 hours, 365 days a year. You did not need a watch. We had SAC. They were always on time.
I was stationed at Mather AFB in the early 70s supporting 320th Bomb Wing including their alert pad! I always parked the truck next to the localizer trailer at the end of runway to watch/hear them take off or near the alert pad when they did ORIs. they were also deployed to Okinawa for missions into Vietnam - 6 months at a time! those were the days . . .
One of the smokiest things you could imagine watching take off. Very impressive in real life.
This video was shot at Barksdale AFB, LA. I spent the last 5yrs of my career overseeing the academic training for this, the largest double wing of bombers and tankers in SAC. We had some great times, including greeting the AF Inspector General team just as the Jan. 1980 Olympic hockey game with Russia began. The IG watched the game with us as we beat the Ruskies 4-3, and then the evaluation began. We found out that the SAC guys were hockey fans also!!
It says Minot on the tower.
When you Pilots & Crew do this for real.. God Speed.. stay safe.. do what you have to with NO guilt.. safe return.. thanks! Aussie admirer😎😎
I was hoping this would be unedited video of the take offs. One of the coolest things when I was a kid was riding my bike down to the end of the runway at the local air base and watching the jets land and take off. The coolest takeoffs where when a group of B-47s would do MITOs. The noise was non-stop!
0:49 これがカートリッジスタートってやつか・・・。
Awesome. Saw this at Loring during the Cuban missile crisis. Will never forget the ground shaking and the noise
Remember while at S-J they would take off on their morning patrols, and we would stand there in the bomb dump watching them come towards us in 10 second intervals. The first B-52 would go straight out. The second B-52 would go to the left. The first KC-135 would go to the right. And the second KC-135 would go straight out low. This was done to avoid the turbulence of the aircraft in front of them.
On the other hand, we would stand there with our fingers crossed when the sirens went off and ALL of the B-52s would head for the runway. It was a relief when the first B-52 would turn onto the runway and “taxi” down the runway with the others following. At that time if they took off, it was the real thing and we would be at war. They were not flying to their Fail-Safe points anymore.
Still remember the rumble of the B-52 strikes across the Mekong in SEA.
Fred Wood that's awesome thanks for the story, guess those beasts make quite the turbulence.
Your comment just answered the question I had in my head watching about the wake turbulence. I don’t think a B-52 can even be defined as a large aircraft it’s in its own league with the big boys but it sure wouldn’t be fun flying behind one. I got hit by wake turbulence from a chinook when I was flying a PA28 and that sure wasn’t fun so I can’t imagine what one of those things would do. But I guess when there is a situation where that many need to get of the ground for real then the turbulence is going to be the least of their worries.
It's a beautifully choreographed dance. Everyone hits their mark, the next people aren't screwed.
Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!!! Man, I miss wearing the uniform and being lucky enough to see these beauties scream down the runway!
joel trevino thank you for your service sir!
joel trevino thank you sir
Thank you for your service sir!
friend,
joel trevino wow I woulda loved to see those monsters take off, bet the ground shook like nothing you've seen before.
Damn impressive.. Back in the 70s, when I was in the Army at Ft Hood Texas, I used to go up to Ft Worth, and often hit the NCO club at Carswell AFB for lunch.. One trip, while sitting and eating my lunch, all hell seemed to break loose. Heard sirens going off outside and got up to ask the bartender what was going on. He said it was a scramble alert, and I wanted to see a very cool show, he'd pack up the rest of my lunch in a to-go box and for me to go to a parking lot he showed me on a base map and watch all the BUFFs take off...
I'm so proud to live in the only country in the world who could pull this off just for a training exercise.
I was in SAC but on the FB-111 side of things in the late 60s. This looks to be at Barksdale AFB. Back in the day, before the big restructure, SAC would have Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) that tested the base at many levels. They all would generate this kind of launch of aircraft. We used to call it the "elephant walk".
貴重な動画のUPありがとう。
seeing this in person would cause emotions I could never describe.....
love when smoke gets sucked back in at 2:25
was thinking the same ........!!!!!!!!
Done many a MITO with bombers and tankers mixed at Minot so this brings back memories....
I remember those days stationed at Seymore Johnson AFB 68th Bomb Wing, SAC.
So do I
Must be a great feeling for some of these pilots that their fathers, and grandfathers flew the very same airplane they fly today. Amazing story of the longevity of the B-52.
I foresee the day when they get re-engined again, they'll be strapping warp engines to these beasts!
@@ronaldrobertson2332 They just signed a contract to re-engine them with Rolls Royce F130s. The same core engine design as found on Gulfstreams.
やっぱりタービンエンジンの始動は痺れる
The intimidating effects of these flying antiques is astounding! Love Them
あれだけの爆撃機の行列は壮観だな
Love the distinctive shriek of a B-52 spooling up all 8 engines...
Peace Through Strength What a Plane!!!
In '82 my dad was Chief of the bomber branch & Alert Pad at Mather AFB. I was in the Army at Ft. Ord just south a bit. I was visiting him on leave when something horrific happened. After his 26 years in the Air Force - one of his B-52's went down. It darkened the sky a bit. Very somber moment. 9 crewmen died. A full bird Colonel had come up from Castle AFB for his wing to undergo these tests as we see in this video. He had to use my dad's planes and flightline because an F-4 Phantom crash had destroyed his own runway. I was told that absolute minimum combat takeoff separation of 8 seconds was not adhered to - he had pushed them to take off in 4 second intervals.
A fully laden BUFF behind a water-injected unladen BUFF. The 2nd one almost went right into the tail of the 1st one. The 2nd one's pilot dumped throttles, experienced turbine stall on entire right bank. Had no altitude yet to play with, immediately decided safest place to crash, avoided a shopping center and some homes and melted in a farmer's field. Leaving only some landing gear trucks and the skeletal remains of the tail rudder sticking up. My dad ran to his truck - sped to the Colonel, grabbed him by the collar and took him out back of the hangar and commenced to stompin' a mud hole into his hide. He then came home and had a six pack of Budweiser with me...not saying a thing. He didn't need to...I knew. Nine crew dead. The Air Force never-minded my dad's actions and that Colonel probably kept his command as well. It turned out that a six pack was not enough. I had to go get more.
かっこよすぎて鳥肌たった。
有能かよ
I love the sound of the B52's engines starting.
B52のエンジンがACアダプターで掛かることに衝撃を受けたわ
そのための、アダプターだったんだ
igamono この場合火薬カートリッジでスタートだと思うの。煙はカートリッジに煙
あのアダプターはインターホンケーブルのアダプターですね
整備員が地上から目視で異常ないか等パイロットと交信する為の物です
インターホンケーブルとヘッドセットは別々なのでケーブルにアダプターがついてるんですよ
I'm a former Navy Vietnam veteran worked on A7B Corsair IIs. But of all the airplanes in the US Arsenal this is by far my favorite plane. When you absolutely positively have to bomb something into an Ash Heap call in a B-52 air strike. It reminds me of a giant Pterodactyl
The sound and smell of freedom.
I spent about half of my 20-year Air Force career on B-52's, either as a crew chief or maintenance team member. Worked on D's, G's, and H's at different times.
is this recent? like 5 year recent? i did'nt know they still do exercises like this. but i know this is normal and nothing out of the ordinary during the cold war years. great video!
5 years? this happened in September in 2016, rumours was cause of Syrian Crisis
+Lawnmower boy ok. this is cold war creepy man but awesome!
YES.......Part of an annual exercise..............
looks like it's part of the Global Strike challenge (saw barksdale and Minot tail flashes for sure). it's an annual competition/exercise between bomber, maintenance, missile, security forces, and other supporting squadrons that are part of Global Strike Command to hone nuclear readiness abilities.
Yup. Looks like an ORI exercise.
The sound... So beautiful.
15秒で全機発進と見間違えてしまい、ワクワクしてしまった。
俺も( -_-)
俺も(´・ω・`)
それな
どんどん 日本人がバカだと思われるから そんなコメントしないでくれ。
公園森の中 別によくない？ バカだと思われて何になるん？
Love it. Miss those MITOs at Minot. Retired 5th BW SEF.
Well, boys, I reckon this is it - nuclear combat toe to toe with the Roosskies. Now look, boys, I ain't much of a hand at makin' speeches, but I got a pretty fair idea that something doggone important is goin' on back there. And I got a fair idea the kinda personal emotions that some of you fellas may be thinkin'. Heck, I reckon you wouldn't even be human bein's if you didn't have some pretty strong personal feelin's about nuclear combat. I want you to remember one thing, the folks back home is a-countin' on you and by golly, we ain't about to let 'em down. I tell you something else, if this thing turns out to be half as important as I figure it just might be, I'd say that you're all in line for some important promotions and personal citations when this thing's over with. That goes for ever' last one of you regardless of your race, color or your creed. Now let's get this thing on the hump - we got some flyin' to do!
Thank you Slim Pickins
Wait till the Coke Cola company hears about this!
If the pilot's good, I mean if he's reeeally sharp, he can barrel that thing in so low, oh it's a sight to see. You wouldn't expect it with a big ol' plane like a '52, but varrrooom! The jet exhaust... frying chickens in the barnyard!
orangelion03 - But has he got a chance!?
Hell, a boy could have a hell of a weekend in Vegas!
My barracks room was across the hall from the alert crew quarters at Andersen back in the day. It was something when the klaxon sounded and the crew hit those trucks down to the flightline, then to hear the old shotgun charge starters on the D BUFs kick the engines to spool up. Lots of MITO exercises there.
Its great to have them in as US detergent but hope to God we don't have to use them unless we are facing eminent threat. I love US B52 bomber its send message to our enemies. Peace through strength
Sadly, in 1982, during a minimum interval takeoff, a B-52 crashed taking off from Mather AFB near Sacramento. I was working on a construction site nearby and saw the smoke from the crash. All 9 crew members perished. The interval between takeoffs is critical.
is this a simulated nuclear alert or something? getting the planes in the air and on there way to the target before the enemy missles strike? like the cold war
Not necessarily nuclear but yeah basically like the cold war. scary shit
Yes. That's the reason for the concern about being able to launch them fast. Bases nearer the oceans might only have several minutes of warning for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Nuclear cruise missiles, depending on the radar system and potential defense against them, might go unnoticed until they hit. I would say this is especially so after 7.5 years of Obama as President. Who knows how many spies he and his administration have let into the military and the nation. Clinton from 1992 to 2000 probably let a slew of spies in, too. He didn't properly investigate many in his White House staff for many months after his inauguration. In the late 80s it was already bad enough the former CIA head said there was no way the US could have won a war with the USSR due to the revelation by the former GRU head of something like 600 GRU and KGB spies in the US military and government. It's got to be far worse having had two communist presidents. And Bush's administration didn't do well, either. There's also always the possibility of a spy with a nuclear weapon getting near the base and wiping them all out. Reportedly, a gold-cased nuclear weapon would be impossible to detect remotely. Also a cloud of several hundred smart autonomous microUAVs released by spies might be able to conventionally knock out all the bombers, or at least make bombers unlaunchable for a period of time. Of course, any EMP effect on the US would meltdown many or all of its nuclear power plants and spent fuel pools making the northern hemisphere unlivable.
DUDE read the description!!...............
haha that would have answered my question (:
David #1 it's supposed to be a MITO takeoff. If these planes were armed you would see 6 nuclear tipped air launched cruise missiles hanging from each wing with more in the bomb bay. It carries 20 in all.
I use to work just south of this base and I loved to hear them do their scramble start ups & take off's !!!
ジェットエンジンの音が心地よい
First time i saw this was at March AFB in 1980. Awesome. Great video. Thanks.
They used to water inject the old J-57 engines and if they did that today the EPA would have a kainpshunfit. This is an increased MITO, back in the day they would be tail to nose, breaking right and left to avoid wash and turbulence. Wing flex on these are 18 feet, back in the day, the flex could be as much as 26 feet (D model). My dad flew these twice in Vietnam and they practiced nap of the earth for Soviet penetration between 300 and 500 feet. I know, I stood under the flight path one day. Scared the bejesus out of me.
I thought something was off on this supposed MITO, as I remember them spacing a lot closer back in the cold war days at Fairchild. This spacing does not look too different than what you would see at Atlanta today during peak departures.
Kenneth Southard in the old days MITO was 15 seconds
roguemodel I can remember driving through Kansas and having the crap scared out of me because of a really low flying B-52. the jet wash from the engines would Shake everything around including the car.
Why would the EPA be bothered by water? Its just water...
They used to water inject the KC135s before they re-engined them with turbofans. As for B52s, I know they also used to water inject the older models as well. However, the only ones remaining are the H models with turbofan engines, I am not sure if those need to be or can even be water injected due to the fact that they produce more power. I would guess that eliminating water injecting is a good thing as you don't have to take off with 1,000 plus gallons of water weight and no longer need to maintain that system.
I do love these beautiful old birds!! True American Hero’s! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Apocalyptic Angels.....
Metal Star Magazine The hammer of Hell itself.
I was a Security Policeman in SAC at Mather AFB in the 1980s. The horns went off, KLAXON! KLAXON! KLAXON! came over the radio and within a few seconds, 6-pack pickups would come screaming up the taxiway towards my post at about 60 - 70 mph. It was impressive to see those big birds taxi by.
Had some good workouts at the Mather base gym!
すごい迫力…
Awesome. Burned enough fuel to power 10,000 snot-green Priuses.
I used to watch these take off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa - 1966...then again, from a base near Tacoma, WA 1989 or so.
エンジンスタートの煙かっこいいのぉ
Thank God for camera tripods. The wobbly hand-held shots detract!
And to think, twenty five years ago here in little old England we used to get three nuclear armed Vulcan bombers off the ground together in under four minutes....'
John Smith - Vulcans were scrapped. The old dogs will be flying for another 20 years.
John Smith-my brother was an airframe mechanic on a V-bomber base (Valiant's) in the '60s and during a Q.R.A. (quick reaction alert) they had to cold start, get crewed up and be off the ground within four minutes, as you have stated.
Didn't the Vulcan have ejection seats only for the pilot and copilot?..... the rest of the crew was screwed.
John Smith bc your planes were smaller and what 2 maybe 4 engines. The buff also had 8 engines and 3 times the payload with 4 times the range.
Not near as fast as how we used to do it at Ellsworth some 38 years ago, but It'll do. Oh, and the crews are riding around in nice comfy vans. we had those old pickup trucks.
Has to be the best return on investment aircraft the U.S. ever bought. Keep them at least until 2040 and leave the TF33 engines on.....
I grew up next to Carswell AFB. We knew it was time to get up for school when the B 52s started warming up. Whole house would shake.
Paul Hinson That was a little while ago...That would of been neat to hear and see. I have some goose hunting land near Minot, ND and they are always flying around at fairly low altitudes. I would think that distinct sound of those engines would send any bad guy running for cover.....
Late 60s into to the 70s. Constant aircraft, F 105s, later F4s, KC 135s and B52s. During the week late in the day I would watch returning B52s landing one after another, settling behind old base housing, SE from S runway.
I was a civilian and flew out of Orlando FL in the 1960s (Delta and Eastern). Most people now have forgotten it was McCoy SAC base. You'd see the rows of 52s on the far side of the airport. And Civilian pilots were always concerned. If the klaxon went off you had damn well had your aircraft off the runway. or broken off you landing pattern and got the hell out of the way. Everyone knew if you were in the way, B52 #1 was to get you out of the way even if they needed to crash their aircraft into yours.
NO NATION DOES THIS BETTER!!!!!!!!.................PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
When I was a kid we would go past Minot AFB and there was B-52s lined up wingtip to wingtip for miles, KC-135s across from them. You could see them from the highway. It was quite a sight. You could also see silos out in farmer fields. It was quite a sight. North Dakota was definitely a giants fist in the cold war.
雲の中から現れてスッと消えたのがゾッ
とした
不気味だな、、、
Yes...a beautiful sight...and after 60 years...still the most feared plane in the sky except for the A-10!
I was in Loring AFB in 1971 also got out in Oct 1971 played those war games
Thing of beauty!
Our B 52s are coming for you ..!! Knock knock ..!! Who’s there B - B who ? B 52s that’s who OPEN WIDE ..!!!! I remember Vietnam when the B 52s were screaming in the air from Hickam Air Force Base love that sound in the morning ..!!!! Fly Boomers fly up up in the sky ..eeeeehhhhaaaa
I saw this alot when I was stationed at Dyess!! There ain't nothing like being a Close in Sentry when the Klaxon goes off, the crews scramble and we give them the sign and they give us the countersign, then the cartridges start popping....then comes the "Elephant Walk"!!!!!!!
more like end-of-the-world scenario...
I would like to leave near Barksdale. I lived near McConnell AFB back in the 70's and they had KC-135 tankers. I enjoyed the MIT.
恐らくこの動画を見ている人は、これらの飛行機達より年下。
さかな B-52でもっとも新しい機体でも1960年代に製造されたそうで
JT AF オリンピックやんけ…
俺の両親が生まれた年代か…歳いってんなぁ…
62歳だが、ワクワクしながら拝見しておりますよ^^
俺今14だからおそらく4-5倍は生きてるw
In 1972, Andersen AFB in Guam had 150 B-52s sitting on the flight line! On 18-Dec-1972, 87 of them fully loaded with bombs took off consecutively at one minute intervals.
Interesting how many of the haters (thumbs down) would be on the receiving end of the B-52's payloads? Guess I can see why they wouldn't like this. American preparedness in hopes to deter war. But, fully prepared to bring it if necessary...
Used to love hearing these when I was stationed at Minot.
まるで巨大なドラゴン達が一斉に唸り声をあげているようだ
厨二病かよ
When I was In the AIr Force ROTC in the late 1950’s I got to take a ride in a Buff. We flew from Newburgh NY and did a training mission by bombing Fairbanks AK. Convinced my that this is what I wanted to do. Turn into a Phantom Pilot. Best time of my life and the worst.
0:30 is that his heartbeat that you hear? xD
Lol these planes are so big, the wings even got small wheels on them! Lol and that big trail/stream with engine gasses that it is leaving behind!
Vincent the small wings on the wingtip, are too hold the wing tips off the ground. The planes carries so much fuel, that the wings will touch due to weight otherwise.
I did this at Barksdale when I was active duty. Those cart starts were so effing cool.
yay, Barkdale AFB
Tower says Minot.
hamhouke why not
Freezin's the Reason... Actually, the video starts off in Barksdale, then moves to Minot. You can tell by the blue skies and green trees and ground crew in tee-shirts... Also, the outline of Louisiana on the side of several of the birds. Then we get a shot of nice, freezin' Minot, with its brown, dead grass, snow falling, frozen breath from ground crews and BUFFs alike. Interestingly enough, in the scramble from Minot, I noticed a Barksdale Tail... Did anyone else catch it, somwhere near the end?
And maybe even the LA on the tail/vertical stabilizer.
The only problem with Barksdale AFB is that when the BUFFs fly, traffic on I-20 gets really messed up. EVERYBODY wants to watch the bombers and nobody's paying attention to driving. Thank God for the USAF, Boeing and the magnificent B-52. I shudder to think where we'd be without them.
Mighty strategic air command
一家に1機だな(´ー｀*)ｳﾝｳﾝさすが我が愛用ジェットだ！
+ccc kf
B-1B「どうせ近接航空支援しか使われない悲しい子ですよ(|_・)ﾁﾗｯ」
+ccc kf
B-1B「ステルス先輩とお爺ちゃんに人気とられてから下火でISISにお世話になってます。Tu-95師匠はどうっすか？」
ドーントレス「ん？呼んだか？」
@@ただの一般人-t6k B2「お爺ちゃんは家で休んでて」
Good video. Unlike too many channels on RUclips, this video had no meaningless comme try or bullshit metal Music or subwoofer. Thanks for that