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Plattsburgh NY - PLB or PBG?
"Big John" wrote in message news Plattsburgh AFB was a SAC base. Had B-47's ('56-'65) then B-52's ('66-'71)and then FB-111A's. Also KC-135 tankers. And also KC-97 tankers. |
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Steven
Knew that but couldn't validate it on the internet ( After Bush getting bashed on the Uranium in his speech, thought I'd only include what I could show to be true ) Big John On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 12:16:32 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Big John" wrote in message news Plattsburgh AFB was a SAC base. Had B-47's ('56-'65) then B-52's ('66-'71)and then FB-111A's. Also KC-135 tankers. And also KC-97 tankers. |
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"Big John" wrote in message ... Knew that but couldn't validate it on the internet ( After Bush getting bashed on the Uranium in his speech, thought I'd only include what I could show to be true ) I spent a few months at Plattsburgh AFB in 1978, the KC-97s presence was still felt then. Much of the KC-97 maintenance was done in "nose docks", a large T-hanger like structure that the airplane could be towed into. The wings and forward fuselage were fully enclosed, the wings in the crossbar of the T and the front fuselage in the vertical, and a form fitting door was shut around the fuselage aft of the wing. I saw the same structures at RAF Lakenheath and K.I. Sawyer AFB, I expect most former SAC bases have them. We could fit three FB-111As in one of them. |
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