"Long line at the gas station" - CkWyh0wXAAEhIey.jpg

[Miloch]

Great @usairforce caption on this pic of KC-10 refueling an F-35 as B-2 & F-16s
wait

https://twitter.com/MarcusReports/status/740194129938907136/photo/1



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go Warriors!

[Byker]

Speaking of gas stations

It stopped operating as a gas station in 1991, and has since been associated
with the adjacent restaurant.
Address: 13515 SE McLoughlin, Milwaukie, OR

[Jess Lurkin[_10_]]

"Byker" > wrote in
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> Speaking of gas stations
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> It stopped operating as a gas station in 1991, and has since been
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> Address: 13515 SE McLoughlin, Milwaukie, OR
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Byker - no offense intended. Something befouled
the picture. I did a small adjustment. Oh. And
thanks for that pic! I haven't seen before any
fortresses with that droopy turret on the front.

[john szalay]

Jess Lurkin > wrote in
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>> It stopped operating as a gas station in 1991, and has since been
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>> Address: 13515 SE McLoughlin, Milwaukie, OR
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> Byker - no offense intended. Something befouled
> the picture. I did a small adjustment. Oh. And
> thanks for that pic! I haven't seen before any
> fortresses with that droopy turret on the front.
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Shes gone now, removed to be restored in Salem Or.
some of the others left behind to be scrapped at another
airfield in Az.

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[Miloch]

In article >, john szalay
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Anyone know if they're still there?...if so, I'd like to pick up a couple, fix
'em up and fly 'em.






go Warriors

[Byker]

"Jess Lurkin" wrote in message ...
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> Something befouled the picture.

All kinds of strange things have been happening ever since Microsoft decided
to install Windows 10 whether I wanted it or not.

[john szalay]

Miloch > wrote in
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> Anyone know if they're still there?...if so, I'd like to pick up a
> couple, fix 'em up and fly 'em.
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Nope . they are now in your pots & pans, and aluminium siding.

( I watched them feed a whole squadron of HAG F-86s to the furnace
in 1963, sad sight.)

those photos were of the recycle lot in Kingman Az.

"5 Grand" was was supposed to be given back to Boeing
for museum use, but she got melted down like the rest..

you can see the whole set of images, start here

Air Force Guillotine At Kingman Ariz.
(Dissembled And Reduced To Aluminum For Pans)
Date taken: April 1947
Photographer: Peter Stackpole


http://images.google.com/hosted/life/d950f07f8a5f22f5.html

[Chuck]

On 9 Jun 2016 02:03:40 GMT, Jess Lurkin > wrote:

>"Byker" > wrote in
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>> Speaking of gas stations
>>
>> It stopped operating as a gas station in 1991, and has since been
>> associated with the adjacent restaurant.
>> Address: 13515 SE McLoughlin, Milwaukie, OR
>>
>> Attachment decoded: untitled-2.txt
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>
>Byker - no offense intended. Something befouled
>the picture. I did a small adjustment. Oh. And
>thanks for that pic! I haven't seen before any
>fortresses with that droopy turret on the front.

The one with the chin turret is the B-17G.
The turret was added in the nose due to increased
frontal attacks from the Luftwaffe, as this was the
most vunerable area up until that time. The attack was usually
initiated fron above and carried through at a shallow angle as the
fighter rolled over on the way through in order to steepen the dive as
they exited. you can usuallt sopt a G model as they were unpainted.
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