B-52 lands on Cold War enemy's airfield for show

B-52 lands on Cold War enemy's airfield for show

(EXCERPT) Stars and Stripes European edition, Friday, August 22, 2003

RAMENSKOYE AIRFIELD, Russia — One of the most famous Cold War icons,
the B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, landed in Russia on
Wednesday morning to participate in the sixth Moscow Space and
Aviation Show this week.

“For half of my career, I never thought I would be standing here
watching American airplanes land on this airfield,” said Col. Stephen
Mueller, commander of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base,
Germany, and commander of the U.S. military mission at the air show.
Mueller is also an F-16 pilot.

The B-52 is with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.

It is the first time a B-52 and other U.S. military aircraft h...

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