Pilot Tales: B-52 Low Levels

[KLR Rico]

Stumbleupon brought me to a tale about flying the buff down low, an interesting read if you ask me.

 

I've ridden along for NOE on a herk, I'm sure it'd be nuts in a 52.

 

 

 

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/18/1171510/-Flying-the-B-52-Part-4#

 

 

 

 

Edit: I just saw this article was one of several parts, looks like I got some more reading to do! :smartass:

[marcos]

See if he can fly down a valley at that level taking AAA and then bounce a 9,250lb bomb into a dam.

[Yurgon]

Great find, fascinating story! Thx for sharing.

[cichlidfan]

15 Minutes: General Curtis LeMay and the Countdown to Nuclear Annihilation

 

...for the some of the story behind why they were flying a Buff that low.

 

Interesting read.

[Eihort]

I heard a story from a guy that worked on the Nevada range that he was driving down a road, looked in his rear view mirror and saw a BUFF in it....

[Invader ZIM]

http://www.testniquesinc.com/B52_1980s.aspx

 

Some photos outside their window in the 80's from above link:

 

 

In above photo radar altimiter shows less than 50 feet.

 

I'll never forget hearing one of those things at 100 feet or less flying over the house, neighbor and I running outside at the same time and he exclaiming "What the hell was that!?" lol