According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.

"The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/front/2145475

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"Paul Hirose" > wrote in message

> According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
> getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.
>
> "The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
> either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
> minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."
>
> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/front/2145475

Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!

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Bill commented:

>Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!

Yes, NASA still has their RB-57F's IIRC. The airframes will be as old if not
older than the crew. All the RB-57F's were rebuilds of B-57A or B models with
original tail numbers somewhere around fiscal1954 or 55. They did get "NEW"
serials when GD rebuilt them.

Oxmoron1
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B-57 Nav, a long time ago in a world far, far away.

"Bill Silvey" > wrote in message
...
> "Paul Hirose" > wrote in message
>
> > According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
> > getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.
> >
> > "The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes on
> > either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
> > minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."
> >
> > http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/front/2145475
>
> Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!
>

Why not , the RAF still fly Canberra PR9's

Keith

"Keith Willshaw" > wrote in message

> "Bill Silvey" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Paul Hirose" > wrote in message
>>
>>> According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, NASA has a plan for
>>> getting photo coverage of night shuttle launches.
>>>
>>> "The fix involves flying two modified B-57 high-altitude airplanes
>>> on either side of the shuttle, filming its liftoff and the first two
>>> minutes of flight, said NASA imaging expert Robert Page."
>>>
>>> http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/front/2145475
>>
>> Whoa. Wait, B"57"s?!
>>
>
> Why not , the RAF still fly Canberra PR9's
>
> Keith

Well there's nothing *wrong* with the fact that they do; I just didn't know
they did.

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In article >, "Bill Silvey"
> wrote:

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> Well there's nothing *wrong* with the fact that they do; I just didn't
> know they did.

There were a couple of Brit Canberras at NASA Ames a while ago
and just as few weeks past there was a B57. Both were NASA
connected.

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On 09 Oct 2003 21:28:49 GMT, (OXMORON1) wrote:

> Yes, NASA still has their RB-57F's IIRC. The airframes will be as old if not
> older than the crew.

Oh, I hope not. One of the B-57 pilots will be 55 next month and he's
not the oldest one.

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"Mary Shafer" > wrote in message
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> On 09 Oct 2003 21:28:49 GMT, (OXMORON1) wrote:
>
> > Yes, NASA still has their RB-57F's IIRC. The airframes will be as old if
not
> > older than the crew.
>
> Oh, I hope not. One of the B-57 pilots will be 55 next month and he's
> not the oldest one.
>
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>




Still younger than John Glenn ;-)


I'd like to think that I'd be flying Canberras at 55; I don't do that now,
but I can dream.




Cheers

Dave Kearton

Keith Willshaw wrote:
> Why not , the RAF still fly Canberra PR9's

And what's more, have used them under combat conditions in the current
century.

Cheers
David

Yep they were doing photo-recon over Afganistan, just because somthing is
old it does not mean you throw it away the B52 being an example.

Mycroft.

"Mycroft" <david > wrote in message

> Yep they were doing photo-recon over Afganistan, just because
> somthing is old it does not mean you throw it away the B52 being an
> example.
>
> Mycroft.

Y'know after reading this thread I realized I got my wires totally crossed
and while I *read* B57 I was *thinking* B47.

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