B-52 bomber planes arrive in Europe 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
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- Cold War-era B-52H Stratofortress bombers of the US Air Force arrive in the UK to join NATO forces in Europe. Several passenger & cargo planes also assisted with the deployment. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
The bomber planes landed at RAF Fairford, a standby airfield for the US Air Forces in Europe. It's the only bomber base of It's kind in the continent and therefore key to the United States European Command area of military operation. 🪖
0:00 - Introduction
0:13 - Atlas Air Boeing 767
1:20 - Kalitta Air Boeing 747
4:35 - US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster
5:45 - Ministry of Defence Police
6:20 - US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress x4
20:11 - Outroduction
Recorded: August 18th, 2022
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Skip to 6:20 to see the arrival of the B-52s - including a few run and breaks!
Don't forget to watch with captions!
Is there any RAF base near you!
is flying over Albania and land in Kosovo USA has the second biggest US Army base in Europe in south Kosovo, US UK (Nato) they doing training in Albanian and Kosovo lot of Army and B-2 Bomber flying
Military Troops on the Atlas flight.
S400 Operators are drooling.
You really have to admire a well-landed B52, especially from such a close-in base leg and tight turn to finals rather than a stable 20 mile final. They just have so many wacky features that probably most people don't appreciate: 1) because of the tandem undercarriage you have to touch down with the fuselage level, not nose-high like other aircraft. This requires precise flap and speed settings for the weight at that moment. 2) both front and rear undercarriage steerable, for cross-winds (not visible here). 3) no ailerons -- roll control is only by spoilers, and quite limited in roll rate and responsiveness. 4) the yoke elevator control gives only a very small part of the full control range, used for fine (relatively rapid) adjustments only. Larger adjustments require the (rather slow) trim control. I'll bet that turn to final was way out of what could be done with the control yoke alone (from and to straight flight). 5) the engines on current B52s are far more powerful than the originals, and hanging far down on those pylons, large changes of power level give very large changes in needed trim -- again far more than can be compensated by the elevator control, and if you're not careful the power change can happen faster than the trimmer can move to compensate (especially at takeoff and landing speeds). That 747 that came in is bigger and heavier than the B52, but can be safely flown by comparative amateurs.
Welcome to the UK... you know my father used to entertain the USAF friends of his during his service in WW2, up in Blackpool no less, he had me late in life, one time a silver haired US pilot from WW2 visited us and he gave me a silver dollar, great memories.
Sorry to be this guy but it was still the US Army Air corps at the time. The US Air Force did not exist in World War II. Facts matter and I'm all about not letting bad info get into the brains of the young. Interesting bit about your father though. Thank you for sharing it.
@@WarThnderMudnen76 Thank you for correcting me on this, much appreciated, cheers to you.
@@gan9e Absolutely. And once again sorry to be that type of person but several months ago a young person tried telling me about the Vietnam war from the 90s. It had a profound effect.
Sweet.
Der Wolf und die sieben Geislein war auch ein schönes Maerchen.
I grew up in the flight path of Castle AFB in California. Twice a year they would practice full scramble of all b-52s. Dozens of them taking off with rocket assist at just above tree level. A bomber roaring overhead every 15 seconds for nearly 15 minutes. No advance notification to us residents. Windows rattled, ground shook. Loved it!
I was lucky to live in Sumter SC near Shaw AFB. The runway paralleled hwy 378 so you could see every plane imaginable operating out of there. Interesting note. When the current presidential 747’s Air Force One we’re built/completed in the early 1990’s they used Shaw for practice runs..Been decades ago but I seem to remember them doing touch and goes with that giant plane..Actually let the news media know about it. We were across the highway in a store parking lot watching., very cool..
I liked the sound of the G models better not so whinny as the H models
I spent my teen years in the flight path of the former March AFB In California. But unlike you I hated it, couldn’t enjoy TV during the day with planes flying over every 10 mins. They were C141s which were no where near as loud as a B52
As an ex Air Force aircraft mechanic who worked on b-52, I can assure you that they did not have rocket assist or JATO
The ranchers in Eastern Montana sit on the front porch and look down on the B-1's navigating through the hilly terrain.
In 1967 I we watched them take off from GUAM. We were on our way to Vietnam to join the other Marines. The only thing you could see was Black Smoke as they were fully loaded.A sight I WILL NEVER FORGET.
Utipou Thailand, 1968 '69 BUFF'S KC-135 ,and the 1'st time I got to see a SR-71 Blackbird, real memorys 🇺🇸🇵🇪🇵🇷😎
BUFFs used to fly over my apartment loud and low, hearing those engines scream brings back memories.
Yeah
Yea bet it would
Sound of freedom democracy and free market capitalism. GBA!
…oh should have said this was Fort Worth, Texas c1979-1981, back when Carswell AFB was in operation. Lived a mile or two southwest of the base off Las Vegas Trail.
Never gets old! Nice to see the Kalitta name on a 747!
Bravo les AMERICAINS et LEURS Bons vieux B-52 que j'ai connus pendant la guerre froide. Jean CABY
When these beautiful planes are on final they look like a vicious bird of pray with talons drawn. Awesome!
Yep. They do.
One flew over my house where I was growing up, will never forget the sight. Also saw an Antanov fly over our house, 2 memories always etched in my being.
I have always loved watching B-52's take off and land.They're probably my favorite as far as watching them land and takeoff. They're just so amazing, plus the fact that they've been around for 60 to 70 or so years. We go almost every week to the Cleveland airshow......from Chicago, Illinois.
White and colorful airliners, graceful flying whales, chubby C-17, SCREAMING ANGELS OF DEATH!!! 😅😄🤩Love your videos! Beautiful planes, all of them!
Amazing to watch a flying fortress in action. Bravo to the pilots.
Awesomeness B52
These plans help keep the peace that is how important and iconic these planes really are our enemies know that we have a whole Fleet of these and they still walk softly I think Russia has forgot that we have them but if need be we can remind them God Bless the USA
@@deborahrunnells8222 Indeed bless the USA.
im not sure you think that when it drops a nuke on you...
Grew up near Westover AFB in MA. Loved watching B-52 practice refueling from KC-135 over my house.
The last H Model rolled off the assembly line October 26th 1962, 185 foot wing span, 161 feet long, 40 feet 8 inches high, can fly with 480,000 lbs on board. That makes 60 year alone for the H model being in service to the US Air Force, I served with them in 1977-1982 at Fairchild AFB in Washington State!
Pretty cool. The wings seem to flap like a sort of evil condor, and I guess the wheels at the wing tips is to keep the wings from impacting the runway in a rough landing. Need to drop a load of iron bombs from one of these birds onto Putin's head.
Truly? Thanks for the info. I'd thought they were made until the 70s. Incredible designs.
Were you in Spokane or Tacoma?
The B-52 ended the Vietnam war. There was nothing left after the carpet bombing. We didn't lose that war, we just left early.
@@thomasclerke4725 It's not that we lost that war. It's the fact we didn't win. We could have easily won but we didn't drop any atomic bombs and I am proud about that. Respect to Vietnam!!! I am American and we love you. It's better to be friends than enemies!!
I was stationed @ Wright-Patt AFB, Fairborne, OH. What a treat to see those B-52's do touch-n-goes. The squadron departed the base, for good, in 1975. Loved hearing those jets ROAR!!! :)
good lordy .. those B-52s are extremely HUGE !!
Kalittia Air, owner Connie Kalitta. Retired Top Fuel Dragster driver and now owns a top team with DHL as one of the sponsors.
Doug Kalitta. Not Connie.
@@jconan28 No, Doug is a son of Connie's brother. Connie is in his 80's but still shows up at the races sometimes. Connie use to race in his day too.
Just imagine that some of those pilots could be flying the same planes their grandfathers flew as young men.
With this changed world those are moving museum
Yeah. And their atomic bombs are a thousand times more powerful. And they got plenty of those nuclear bombs. Back then, there were two bombs. Today we can kill every living human being on this planet. Twice. Isn't that great? Start cheering how great your Airforce is.
@@mukisaroland8127 Nope, they carry and launch 20 JASSM-ER cruise missiles which have a 1,000KM range. They hit things way outside of SAM range, and a flight of 20 can carry 400 cruise missiles. They do not directly bomb targets anymore, that role is relegated to strike aircraft such as the F-15E Strike Eagle, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and of course the F-35 Lightning II, as well as drones.
Saw a b-52 at preforming at Uppsala air show. The sound was awesome!!
Excellent photography!! Thank you for taking time to video and share!
I used to work on these beasts in the early 80's at Castle AFB. I hated it mostly because I was not on the flight line which is where all the fun is. I worked in Phase docks. But now that I'm older, I appreciate them much more and remember those times fondly.
Bomber phase! Let's see... Stop drill cracks, remove stuck screws, drill safety wire holes, mic axles, replace engine mounts and so much more fun! I was machinist at Ellsworth AFB from 83 to 91. I got to work the hangars along with the flight line.
I loved my phase troops, they worked hard for me and I for them. The jet engine, fuel cell and structural repair troops were great along with the crew chiefs.
As I made rank everyone was my troop, don't be abusing anyone because I knew who to talk to.
There were good and bad but the the latter were few. I tried like crazy to go with the 52s. Had orders to KI Sawyer and then Loring. My shop chiefs knew if I left they would have to work. They cancelled both orders. So I got to see the Rockwell ripoff take their place. Oh well.
Cheers
Terry
As someone who worked on the flight line, it's NOT where all the fun is.
Lol... yeah, our bad bro.. I was at Castle AFB CA from 86 - 94..and remember hating to go to Phase with you guys... sorry, no offense... but yes, the flight line was a lot better by far as Crew Chiefs which I was
12:00 USAF knows how to put on an air display, forsure!
Oh yes!! And we as brits love having them here...
Hopefully this situation can be solved peacefully before it's to late May God watch over our men and women in the military.
Amen Amen Amen🙏🌎
Spent 30 days in fairford in 96 with 52’s and the lancer’s. I will admit it was one of the best 30 days of my 45 years.
The B-52 engines are music to my ears.
I hope I can still fly when I'm as old as some of those B-52s.
There's nothing like the sound of a B-52 flying overhead......aside from a B1 taking off- very loud!!! As a kid I grew up around the Air Force- my dad was out of the service by the time I could remember anything, but we still lived close enough to the base(s) he worked at that we would take summer trips to go visit his friends. At the time Strategic Air Command was still active in the midwest at Omaha, Grand Forks, and Rapid City, SD- the round the clock flights of bombers, so it was cool to see them take off and land, or be around when there was a scramble.....at 2 in the morning and it would shake the whole house, haha.
Christ, all those B-52's landed and England sank a few more inches into the sea. Awesome aircraft even after seventy years.
Its amazing that that 50s design is still sufficiently up to date. And they sound fantastic!
Thanks for filming and sharing this .👍
More than 60 years of service - helped keep the cold war cold. Legendary aircraft!
To be honest mate i hope it was common sense not a threat
did you ever had your IQ tested?
@@exodus_from_babylon Oh, it was threat that kept the peace back then. The treat of instant mutual annihilation.
@@TheAngelOfDeath01 And it is still working today. The threat that their presence implies is still very real. As Ukraine's Independence Day approaches and Russia is expected to misbehave, having these big guys in the neighborhood should encourage everyone not to let things get out of hand.
@@Miata822 Well, both yes and no, because I am sad to that I doubt Putin cares all that much. I mean, these bombers didn't stop Putin from starting a war to begin with.
Problem is, we don't really know enough about what is actually going on inside Russia. Obviously, a nuclear war hasn't started -- we're all still alive, thank God -- but we don't know what forces in Russia are pushing for that solution, or what will happen when Russia figures out they actually cannot nor are they going to win in Ukraine.
These bombers are a deterrent, absolutely, but Putin seems like a very desperate man determined to win no matter what. He has huge troubles attracting soldiers to his war, so before long he will have to make some decisions: either declaring full war and starting to call up conscripts or take other radical measures into his hands if he wants to win.
I certainly hope it doesn't get out of hand, I think most people do, but we shouldn't fool ourselves here. We are dealing with one very dangerous man and regime.
It’s amazing how long these aircraft have been in service and has many more years left in them ,they flew bombing missions in Vietnam during the 1960’s
American great fighter I’m glad that they are on our side go Air Force god bless our country and our men and women
Saw one at a air show here in Alberta Canada in 1985. Will never forget the size of that beast
They look so scary !! Brilliant filming !!
Very menacing! Thank you
There's a saying. After watching an B-52 Arc Light Strike, many would say, "that looks like hell", but there's no one around that can say, "that was hell"!
Maybe an unpopular comment but I think they are ABSOLUTELY MAJESTIC.
Nothing unpopular about it, I think everyone here would agree!
Fantastic shot of the B52 going around
7:58 flying straight and turning in - very cool sight.
Many years ago I saw and worked on B-52 engines at Barksdale AFB. I was also there when several Russian TU-95 (Bears) landed there. Both are huge aircraft. The Russian pilots and crew were selling anything they could to make extra cash. One of them sold me a Russian medal for 10 bucks. I still have it.
It’s just a matter of a couple years or two that American pilots will be just as desperate! The Biden MAKE AMERICA DESTROYED AGAIN concept has been taught in our indoctrination camps for the past 30+ years and it’s now coming online!!!
Yup, true story my friend, I was at Barksdale when the Russians flew in.. Cargo huge plane, and a Russian Bear Bomber.. they did not allow the enlisted ranks to even work on them, said "We don't trust the enlisted to do the mx on em"... I laughed at the ground crew officers... told him, "That's pretty funny boss, we don't allow our officers to work on ours.. We don't trust em!"... lol..serious truth.. Plus, their aircraft were shit compared to ours...worn out everythng, even way back then... the crew cockpit entry door opened up, out comes a wooden long ladder to climb out or in... WTF?!... I'm serious... was there.. good times
Used to live in Fairford as a kid for years. These planes would shake the glass in the windows.
What a Great plane, and the Sound
It’s incredible that the plane has been in service so long that fathers and sons have piloted this aircraft. It’s even possible a grandson will fly this Stratofortress before it’s service life ends.
last to crew havent been born yet
You’re kidding, right? Didn’t you know that there is an abundance of recorded instances where someone has sat in the exact same seat, in an operational function, where his/her grandfather sat several decades ago? We’re getting into the great-grandchildren now, literally.
@@frankteunissen6118 no I didn’t know that. Good info.
At least one family has three generations on them.
And kill his uncle with it…
Fantastic footage. I turned up the sound. Reminds me of the late 60's when jets would fly over Houston, and there was a sonic boom!
Back to the good ol days of the early 80's!
Dozer driver like "what's all this then?" 🤣
The wisthling sound of the B-52 is the tune of the end of the World
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For my training in Viet Nam, I was given pictures to analyze. One showed a hole in the ground with what appeared to be several match boxes scattered about. With a newly trained perspective it taught me that the match boxes were actually railroad cars scattered about by a passing B52 bull's-eye.
My father was in Viet Nam. B-52 bombers were constantly shot down. If used against Russia, they will all be shot down. It will be even easier for the Russians with today's newer weapons. I would not want to be on the crew of one of these planes.
@@SueSmith1 wrong. The b52 that we have today has today's technology. Not yesterday's . And they don't fly alone, they will be flying with the whole host of stealth aircraft, air superiority aircraft, radar and electronics jamming aircraft, and spy planes.
And they don't need to fly directly over the target like they did back then. They just need to be within a few hundred miles of the target.
The Russians would never see, hear, or detect them on radar. They'd be dead before they ever knew they were in danger.
@@SueSmith1 Sue, the reality is that 15 were shot down during Linebacker 2 in Dec 72, about half of the crewmen immediately dying after being hit. Approximately 1000 SAM missiles were expended to accomplish that, and if the mission route planners had changed the ingress routes, even less would have been lost. Before that, I'd say only a handful were lost to enemy action during the other Arc Light missions. I estimate nearly half of the inventory served at one time during the war. As for Rooskieland, IMO, with our proven low-level penetration method, at least some would get through to their targets. The service of our warrior men and the sacrifice of some in the 52s during Christmas 72 that brought the Communists to the peace table the next month is never lost on me. And the over 700 POWs abandoned after the peace treaty by our Democratic Congress and whose lingering existence was later denied by such people as Sen McCain will forever haunt me. Wishing the best, American lady....
@@SueSmith1 I don't think they'll use it against Russia it'll be suicidal.
@@SueSmith1 Wrong , not too many were shot down , Vietnam was a cluster f*xk war. Some were shot down by friendly fire. Glad my draft numbers were high and I did not go there. As an older man today , I no longer think we are the ''good guys''.
Christ what keeps that plane in the air is amazing the Boeing b52 bomber a giant 🏴👍
Great footage, love the big planes!...thank you!
Thank you! Plenty more to come :)
I used to live under the landing flight pattern for the B-52s at Mather Air Force Base before it was shut down about fifteen years ago. Didn't mind the noise as they are just so awesome to look at. I got to go inside the cockpit of a B52 stationed in Guam -- a buddy of mind was the flight surgeon for a wing of B52s. Amazing how much added electronics over the decades. In Vietnam I got to watch, hear, and fell the real deal arch light B52 strikes
B-52 is the sound of freedom, long live this great bird!
We used to watch them at Griff in upstate NY. My brother was atc at Loring at the peak of the cold war and that base was packed with buffs and tankers. In the Reagan days they built a new parallel runway there and it was stressed only for departures. They weren't coming back...
I was stationed at Mather AFB back in 1961 and worked on the "52s and KC-135 tankers. Our "Buffs" were all "F" models. Some of them were new in 1957.
I was at Mather AFB from 82-83 when a B-52 crashed during a training flight. Huge explosion and the sky turned dark. A sad day. I think eleven men were lost.
Same here ,I grew up in Rosemont right off Kiefer Rd,, I was headed to Einstein junior high school when it crashed probably 2 miles away from there
The B-52 has to be my #1 favorite aircraft. It’s the Alpha wolf. Followed by my favorite fighter… F-4J Phantom. The last classic “muscle car” of the fighter world.
THANKS!!;----1 REFUELED F-4's FOR 4 OF MY 5 YEARS AT McD1LL AFB;--11/2 YEARS---HOT-P1T REFUEL1NG!!!;----EVEN W1TH THE M1CKY MUFFS ON YOU COULD FEEL THE J-79 V1BRATE1NG YOUR SCULL!!!!!!-----YEA!!!--A REAL "MUSCEL-CAR"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
F4 Phantom: to hell with just a muscle car, it's a freaking L88 Corvette!
@@Billhatestheinternet --WITH A FARR STRONGER BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@Billhatestheinternet 👍👍👍
The longest lived and most successful strategic bomber in the history of aviation.
I had the honor to witness the B-52s while working in Shreveport about 10 years ago and the sheer size and power of these birds has to be seen in person to appreciate their full awesomeness. The parents of these pilots more than likely weren't even born when they came into production and they will still be flying for some time to come. All nations, friend or foe, have to respect their presence.
They are destined for the bottom of the ocean from up high.
@@ThunderAppeal and why is that?, Most lily they will be gate guardians at the end. But your Russian Masters may not see that.
It's a sub-sonic heavy bomber that flies right down on the deck to evade radar until it reaches its target to drop a string of retarded flight bombs.
Did you witness how it kills people?Did you prick?
@@ThunderAppeal?
That engine sound 🤤
Our last base was McCoy in Orlando 1967-1969 which was a SAC base. These giants would shake the houses! My dad worked on them. I remember an air show when we got to go “early” and he took me up in one! OMG
You lucky one!!!
RIP Scott Kalitta (Kalitta Air) he was such an amazing driver.
Alone, they have a presence like no other, a squadron of them and you feel the tremble.
Love the sound of a B-52.
Those low bypass turbo jets just turn and burn!!
They sound like Bombs Dropping
The noises didn’t change with the fan modification. It’s exactly the same as at the first engines
My dad flew a B-52 after Vietnam, in which he flew an F-4 Phantom. I never got to go into the cockpit of his plane, but I did get to explore a B-17 for hours at the time as it was in a hanger by his unit. I'd also spend hours outside as a kid and and watch the B-52s and A-10s fly overhead as we were off base, but only about a mile from the runways.
So you wanna bomb our civilians like Ukrainians do in the east and you made in Vietnam...? American 3 Reich 2.0 .. Lol)) good luck to be on the ground
Hello my How are you?
most of the people hav3 prob never seen a B52 in person. I love the singing sound of their engines.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing 👍
The wing spread on that B 52 is extraordinary. Magnificent.
185 feet to be exact Sir... worked my entire career on em... 21 yrs.. all B52's
I was USAF ATC at Minot AFB in the early 80's. I worked these same B-52's, and all the B-52's are older than me. Still going strong. Wish I could say the same but then again I didn't have the upgrades and servicing that B-52's did.
That was a great laugh. Sorry you didn't get the up grades too. Guess they figured one bionic man was enough.
God bless the United States of AMERICA 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
If God was real then he'd be tutting at you dumb ass muricans 😅
Not gonna happen anymore.
@@patpat9510 what?
Cheering on war. Those bomber are NOT flying for America they are flying for Charles Swab. From hero's to zeros.
One thing is peaceful american people another thing is the demons that creates the wars and another thing is God
really goot footage, legendary American planes,, they can build anything,,,, i just wish they would bring back some of the big fast cars they built in the 50,s 60,s 70,s. These B52,s remind me of the big 1950,s Chevy Impalas with the wings and big motors ready to take on anything.
God bless our service members from the Minot Air Force Base. Thank you for your service, and come home safe!
Yes, thank you to export mess to Europe !
@@goldorakrak8939 Would that not be The Russians, who did the exporting?
@@Delgen1951 For years, the Russians have been warning the West about the expansion of NATO and we despised them. Close your eyes and just imagine russian military bases in Canada and Mexico...
@@Delgen1951 NATO has helped escalate teh conflict, instead of having Ukraine stick by the Minsk Agreements.
@@goldorakrak8939 We had to step in twice in the 20th century to end Europe's periodic outbreaks of psychosis. Europe is impotent without America. Just look at NATO.
Love the whistling sound of those engines
Auch nach den Jahren ist die B-52 immer noch ein imposantes Bild und der Klang ist auch mega
A very nice video, such graceful flying of these huge planes. Would love to see it in person ❤️
My dad was in Nam for 2 tours. He say's he'll never forget the sound of a B-52 on a bombing run.
The Kalitta air 747 is something special. It's dark to say but my first exposure to them was the overshoot at Brussels in 2008. Such an awesome looking plane with a great livery!
The cyclones are here. Poutine is in for it now.
Great video! Think I now understand the joy of watching these "brilliant unusual flying fortresses" and will happily watch other stuff from this cannel
What an unrivalled combination of size menace and beauty. May it keep flying forever.
Apparently, they intend to! But could they make them a little more environmentally friendly for God's sakes!😳😃
@@carlwilliams6977 'Greenies' can shut their yaps in light of a probable Thermonuclear Holocaust. Those bombers mean only one thing...🇺🇸 😎👍☕
@@carlwilliams6977 *NO*
@@carlwilliams6977 LOL, how do you make a bomber environmentally friendly, none exploding bombs perhaps?
@@georgebarnes8163 The "bombs" address men's inhumanity to man, not so much the environment. Look at the cover shot to answer your question moron! I'm guessing in 2022, your car doesn't go down the street, spewing a trail of black smoke. Though....I'm probably wrong!
As a B-52H Gunner from 1982-1993, I lived the life as a Bomber Gunner/ Crewmember. From 1982 - 1985, the average Mission Flight was 14 + hours, and by the end of each mission, I was Bone Tired. But looking back on those special times. I have many Fond memories of the lifestyle as an active B-52H Gunner/ Crewmember.
For many years, I pulled Nuclear Alert at the Alert Facility for one week each month. We, as crewmembers, lived, ate, studied tactics, and interacted together like a well-oiled machine. Sometime during our weekly stay at the Alert Facility, we had the Alert Klaxon (Horn) Sound. All B-52H Bomber and KC-135 Aircrews quickly responded to their aircraft and, as repaidlly as safely possible, prepared the aircraft for takeoff.
The B-52H Bomber is a fine aircraft. I have 3000 flight hours and never had any major in-flight emergencies. At high flight cruise attitudes, the Bomber flew as smooth as glass. During low-level bomb runs at 400 feet through cannons, it was rather bumpy. Out of all those years as a Crewmember, my most favorite memories are when the B-52H was on Static Display at Air Shows. The massive Bomber Tail Gun was a favorite of both kids and adults. I spent many hours explaining my duties as a gunner and the specifications of the tail gun. I will never forget all the wide eyes and how proud the crowd made me feel. Air shows were my favorite activities. At the time, I had a mission to accomplish! At two missions per week, living at the Nuclear Alert Facility for 1 week, it's easy to take the Crewmember lifestyle as routine. Now, years after I retired, I have numerous fond memories of those years as a B-52H Gunner / Crewmember. I'm proud to have lived that 12 years (1982-1993) (337th BMS, Dyess AFB, Abilene Texas 20th BMS, Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas) of experiences associated with the Aircrew Lifestyle. It was definitely a very proud time in my life as a B-52H Gunner/Crewmember!
I was stationed at Fairchild AFB in the mid-70s. I saw many scrambles from my barracks window. B-52s and KC-135s in rapid succession takeoffs were a thrill every time. They belched massive amounts of black smoke and rattled all the windows.
Camera work outstanding!!
BUFF is truly a classic. It's ageless.
Absolute solidarity.
In the 1991 Iraq war B52s flew the first missions directly from bases in Louisiana. It is an incredible aircraft.
what was wrong with iraq again - oh fuk all - they had oil the greedy usa wanted !
Its only incredible at bombing third world populations. This aircraft would be useless against China, Russia and many other large states.
@@Deno2100 B52s can do a lot more than carry 500lb dumb bombs on ww2 style missions.(although carpet bombing was a method used for clearing paths through mine fields in the desert)
Iraq in 1991 was considered the worlds 3rd most powerful military and had latest generation tanks, aircraft, radar, anti-aircraft systems, good training, and a good balance of men to machines.
@@mytech6779 The Gulf war is not a good example of the effectiveness of these platforms. That was not a near peer force. That's just a dogma that's sold to justify the first attack on Iraq. In no way was Iraq comparable to the force that attacked it.
@@Deno2100 Iraq was the first aggressor and Iraq had built a primarily offensive military with the purpose of invasion. Their top tier equipment is a matter of record. The extremely poor performance of Iraq was a surprise and only apparent after the fact. (Much like the surprisingly poor performance of Russia in Ukraine.)
I saw one that came from Darwin, Australia flew to Hamilton, New Zealand airshow did a few laps around the airport and flew back to Darwin didn't land, it was a majestic sight to behold. I know the history of theses war machines, but still couldn't but be held in awe, and that was only one.
What a beautiful plane......
Beautiful planes.!!!
I am from Canada about 80 miles North of Minot AFB. We traveled to Minot often and it was nothing to see the B52,s do touch and run flights as we drove by the base. We just loved watching those big planes land and go right back up. Minot AFB also have Northern Neighbors Day . A very interesting time. Thanks Minot.
How lucky can you get to watch this. Makes you proud to be an americam
I was in the mountains of North Carolina one day and I heard a sound I had never heard before. Suddenly one of these B-52s came over the mountain just above me and I was terrified. It was only a few hundred feet above me. And the sound is something I shall never forget.
The sound of freedom!
@@russellmasters3385 Or the sound of death.
Peace Greenwolfe Green. I was a B-52 Aircraft Commander & USAF Captain. I flew over 120 combat missions in the B-52D model over North Vietnam. Stateside I flew the B-52H & was stationed at Wright Patterson,AFB in Dayton, Ohio. We use to fly low level combat missions 500 feet above the ground on a run starting at the peak of Pilot Mount in North Carolina on down to Georgia. When I was in AFROTC at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro,NC, going through a preliminary flight program in Winston Salem, NC, my flight instructor would tell me to never fly around Pilot Mount but never told me why. Four years later, I got the answer. Well, one evening on a low level mission, I was the Aircraft Commander and began checking out our instrument accuracy calibrating off a mountain peak 500’ above ground level. I looked up and it was the peak of Pilot Mountain. In hindsight, I feel fortunate because, although my flight instructor warned me to avoid that area, I can’t tell you how many times on solo flights I flew around that mountain. 😵 Your Western NC encounter reminded me of that experience on my B-52 flight. : )
@Greenwolfe Green NC here. I heard and saw it too. I think the ground was shaking lol
We have A-10s practice on us all the time, they'll make runs on grain silos or whatever... Me and my brothers have a lake house we inherited and on Saturdays the A-10s will fly over almost every morning. Whenever we're burning leaves in the fall it's like they troll us with one flying *very* low over the lake to draw attention and a second later another one will fly right over the smoke. The first time it happened, I looked at the brother that was closest to me and was "We're dead"
Great video. Thanks for sharing
That Kalitta air was perfect shows how old planes with good pilots can work.
One of only a few large aircraft that land/takeoff in nearly a flat position (as opposed to nose-up). Amazing.
Yeh, amazing that.
Dozer driver is like 'thats the best lunch break ever '.
Hasn’t he just made a runway?
@@camillep9346 if you build it, they will come!
@@770valiant ☺️ thought the same… 👌🏼
They remind me of an old axe. Might be bit old , but, it still works, and very well at that.
I remember sitting in a field in front of Cheyenne mountain early one morning in 1986 and watching a lone B-52 do a drop and turn exersise over NORAD. A moment of reflection.
RAF Fairford was my first unit of assignment in the Air Force. Was stationed there from June 1979 to December 1980. Loved it!
you are war criminal , stop attacking sovereign nations cause their natural resource , anyway UK dying enslaved come to revenge , gfys
That’s not very kind of you. Relax. Take it easy.
That's awesome! RAF Fairford's in a nice area of The Cotswold with some of the UK's best cities and countryside in the South nearby. Personally I love the area. Thank you for your service!
@@CobraEmergency Thank you!!
I'm astounded that an airframe that went into production the year of my birth is still going strong seventy years later.
The question is how many hours did they fly, not how many years.
They have also had massive upgrades during the years.
@@goldorakrak8939 No, the point is this aircraft has been in service for 67 years and has never been replaced. It has been supplemented by B-1b, B-2, and other strategic bombers but never replaced.
There are many dc 3 aircraft alao flying today
@@douglasreeves9938 I understand. For an aircraft, "has been in service" is a more critical criteria than "flying hours". Good luck.
Beautiful Aircraft.
B52's are just something else!
I've only seen B52s in person once. I was with a friend doing a road trip through the US from Windsor, Ontario to Brandon, Manitoba in 1990 or 91. We went across North Dakota, and happened upon Grand Forks AFB which was still an active base for SAC at the time. I had no idea it was there until I looked over and saw rows of B52s. Had no idea how enormous they were until then.
We had a B52 open our local air display one year, and in typical fashion myself and the family were late leaving the house, so we missed the full fly past, but we did see it from the living room window as it approached, mind boggingling massive, probably never get to see one again (I live on a small British isle, it was a one-off, we don’t usually get stuff like that for our air display [JIAD]) 🙂 🤝 🍻
Beautiful footage.
Excellent Camera work you did - I Really Enjoyed
I love the movie "A Gathering of Eagles" with Rock Hudson. Its all about how a B-52 SAC command post works. There are some great scenes of these behemoths taking off for real ! The movie also shows the stress that these flyers and maintenance crews are under. If you can't cut it, you are out !