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| Master and Commander Posts: 1604 | Subject: Guam I saw a report on what the military has at Guam. I didn't see any Boomers, besides fast attacks wasn't there some at one time on Guam? It was funny for me to see the pictures of Andersen Air Force base without seeing B-52s. The B-1 brings me bad memories. I thought I was set for a career job at Rockwell until Carter cancelled the B-1 bomber. It made perfect sense to me after Lockheed did a study of their survivability, or lack there of if B-1's were to attack the then Soviet Union. Edited by Gil 2017-08-10 7:12 AM | ||
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| Great Sage of the Sea Posts: 715 Location: Conway, NH | Subject: RE: Guam Boomers left Guam long ago as the Ohio class replaced them. Guam was transformed into a fast attack base. | ||
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| Master and Commander Posts: 1814 Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Guam Gil, I always thought that B-52's and B-1's were expendable during a Soviet strike. I used to live close to SAC base in Michigan UP. Very strange to see those monoliths coming in for landing after their daily patrol to the North Pole and back. Oh, wait, I don't think the B-1 came along until after the Soviet collapse? Steamboat sends Edited by steamboat 2017-08-10 8:08 AM | ||
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| Master and Commander Posts: 1604 | Subject: RE: Guam Maybe so, but the B-52's lasted so long - like the F-4 it was join and you can fly the plane your grandfather flew. Also the the B-1 was modified so many times that by the time it became operational in the 80's it barely resembled the original concept. | ||
