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Re: B-52 Preservation List

Posted by Mike Henniger on Wed Jan 09, 2002 08:56:59 AM

In reply top Re: B-52 Preservation List posted by Roger Cain on Wed Jan 09, 2002 01:53:17 AM

Thanks for the note Roger. Hmmm.... actually I tend to agree with Scott that anything ex military is a warbird. It helps make the definition black and white. For example what if a P-3 is retired from military service then taken on by a museum that flies it at airshows. Being such a large aircraft it becomes a financial burden and is no longer maintained in flying condition but rather for static display. Essentially it is a grounded military aircraft, but I would still call it a warbird as it is ex military.

Just my 2 cents.

Mike


: Mike,
:
: From what I've learned, usually any ex-military type of ai
: rcraft that is in civilian hands is considered a warbird.
: In the case of a B-52, it would need to be flying and priv
: ately owned, which is very unlikely. While it is an older
: aircraft, the museum planes are just that, grounded milita
: ry aircraft. Some people like to think of just prop powere
: d aircraft as being warbirds, but in reality, the current
: collections of ex-military jets are also in that category.
: Trainers are also categorized as warbirds, and some peopl
: e like to call them warbugs. Just my opinion......Roger
:
:
: : When does an aircraft type transition from being a warpl
: an
: : e (active military type) to a Warbird (not longer in use
: b
: : y any service)? Can you consider the B-52 to be a warbi
: rd
: : ? The current active airframes were built in the early
: 60
: : 's and are expected to be in service for another 25+ yea
: rs
: : . However many are on display in musuems.
: :
: : I don't know if B-52s are of interest to the warbird ent
: hu
: : siasts on this site, but just in case they are I found a
: l
: : ist of B-52s preserved check out this site...
: :
: : http://www.stratofortress.org/
: :
: : ...and then click on "Where can I see a B-52?"
: :
: : Regards,
: :
: : Mike

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