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Wash. state Desk Jet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-07-06 04:03 PM
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What about the Boeing B17 Flying Fortress
On a day like today December seventh two thousand and six.
Such a vintage gem it is indeed!
And the Boeing B29 Super Fortress .
And the B 52G Stratofortress.

Like jets? How about the B 47 Stratojet?

On a day like today.

Good Afternoon!
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Wash. state Desk Jet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-08-06 02:32 PM
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1. Remembering Day of Infamy
Todays Paper A12 ,Rememberence ,-it,s a good thing.What about that B52?
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-09-06 03:57 PM
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2. I grew up with a B52 model on the bookshelf
Parent who worked on it still talks about that red handle.
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Wash. state Desk Jet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-10-06 07:15 PM
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3. Like a dream they said
Like the 409 motor- remember that song Beech boys 409? Thats the number!

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Wash. state Desk Jet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-10-06 07:28 PM
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4. oh , let me help it along
Intresting the joy stick- as it is,back in 72 commishioned a submarine-.Named after the first one 2nd in tonage sunk in WW11.
Met one of it,s Commandors at commissioning.Drove that boat in emergency one time in an experiment -manual control -direct hydrolic imput.The stick!

It seemed the boat just did whatever I said it should threw the stick, A chief said you are pretty darn good at it.I said your fooling me, this thing is really in automatic !
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