Glenn, these planes are incredible. 1960 is when we moved to Shady Grove.

I too have lived near the base. Once working as Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Specialist for the State of Louisiana I spent much time with the Barksdale AFB Fire Department. Amazing to see these aircraft up close and personal.

That's a great story.

Cheers mate!

I live in Texarkana and know the sound of the engines and look up and see them after they take off and head north out of Barksdale AFB.

You're a great man Lawrence Gore. Thank you for your knowledge and contributions to humanity. I love these planes and hope they fly for 100 years or more.

Honored a man like you is still among us. Stay healthy, appreciate your contributions to aviation.

Proof that the maker of the warrior's weapons is vital for victory.

Thank you for your service as a design engineer. I know the flight crews get all the well-deserved glory, but without people like you, they could not have achieved their missions.

Good engineering is always, well, good. I'm a EE but I salute and thank you, a Mechanical Engineer I presume.

@X D Chem. Chemical.

Cool story 👍

Maybe because the Memphis Belle was a B-17 and not a B-52? Wrong decade, brah.

@@Frankie5Angels150 Yeah, but they mentioned it. I would enjoy hearing the history of that specific plane, from surviving so many missions, to becoming an iconic craft that, with its crew, helped sell warbonds.

Now the US can't make a vacuum cleaner that will last more than 5 years or even make anything

@@danielsummers1417 Well they can made vacuum cleaners to last more then 5 years but they wont...why some one made for example vacuum cleaner to last 30 years for 100 dollars, when they can sell for same price VC every 5 years or even more (price of them)...6 for 30 years is 600 dollars, 1 for 30 years work is only 100..

That is mindboggling to ponder considering many airframes didn't get past the 1st generation of pilots. The C-130 is also in the multi-generational category of legacy aircraft.

@@galicije83 They do make them but they are not cheap. Our Kirby is on coming up on 30 years old. Still works like new and has had one new fan and a bearing plus a new cord in all that time.

When they retire the last B-2 to AMARC, the crew will get their ride home in a B-52! Ancient Chinese proverb

Thank you for your service!

Thank You for your Service!

Hey, that "telegram Me" guy is a scam.......jus be warned....

I spent time working on both the B52 and the SR71. Fairchild and Beale.

I was stationed in the army near Utaplao Thai Air BAse they had B 52s and SR 71s. Got to watch them take off and land

I was also stationed at Anderson AFB Guam 1979, 1880. I loved watching the B52 D take off and land. My Daughter was born at the Navy Base there. I refueled all aircraft. Later I cross trained in Avionics and did repairs on the KC 135. Search Weather Radar and Navigation Sys.

@pkat Your precious detail-oriented comment was made 1 year ago. It looks like the vlogger did not have the chance to read it.

@Karl with a K That is so completely wrong. For one, aircrew are officers. The aircrew of a B-52 will be mostly Majors and Captains. A relatively junior Captain with 6 years in the military makes $6,481.56 per month in base pay. A Major with 10 years in the military makes $7,891.26 per month in base pay. But that's only BASE pay. They also receive Basic Allowance for Housing; a further tax-exempt allowance which is dependent on the cost of living at the base they are assigned. Using Shaw AFB (a VERY cheap place to live) as a baseline, that's another $1,488 for the Captain, and $1,836 for the Major. And then they get free medical and dental care for themselves and their family, which, for a family of four, averaged $25,011 for the year 2021- in other words, $2,084.25 per month of services the airmen receive for free. So, now we're up to $10,053.81 per month in pay and benefits to the Captain, and $11,811.51 for the Major. Hardly "poverty wages" What about the absolute WORST paid airmen? The brand-new, inexperienced enlisted? Well, the vast majority leave basic training as an E3 (assuming they didn't massively screw up and get disciplinary actions). A brand new E3 airman will receive $2,161 a month in base pay. Then they will receive EITHER free housing in the barracks and free food at the DFACs, OR (if married) will receive BAH and BAS, which (again using Shaw AFB as an example) is $406.98 for BAS and $1,068 BAH for an E3. And they, like the officers, receive the free health and dental care, which is valued at $2,084.25 per month Meaning the worst paid brand-new enlisted with no special pay for special skill qualifiers receives $5,720.23 in pay and services per month, of which $3,635.98 is pay in cash, and only $2,161 is taxed- the rest is tax-exempt. $1700 a month is entirely wrong, and shows that you have no idea how to actually read and interpret the pay scales. Even an E-1 (IE, someone who screwed up in basic and got reprimanded and reduced in rank prior to reaching a line unit) makes $1,833 in base pay... and then makes ADDITIONAL in housing, subsistence, uniform allotment, health and dental. The brand-new enlisted are making the equivalent of $68,000 a year, my guy. Good luck making that flipping burgers.

@Karl with a K go back to russia troll...thats if you aren't there already.

@Karl with a K homeless vet usually have psy, alcohol or drugs problem which prohibits them from holding a steady job. AF pilots and mechanics can easily transfer those skill to civilian jobs.

@@bronco5334 excellent analisis. That is right. Is a full package...

@Karl with a K I had been homeless, have you? I don’t have issues, but I was unemployed. This video is about two bombers. I assume that your comment refer to the military and AF only. I chose those two examples to fit the video. Many jobs in the militaries don’t applied to the real world. But you’re talking about a group of 18-25 years old. They have time to figure out what they really want to do. If you care so much about our men and women in uniform, there is something to can help. Work harder and pay more taxes. Support legislation to increase taxes on the rich and corporations. This is the USA militaries, not China or Russia. You don’t served to get rich or be taken care of by the government. Your comment seems angry and bitter.

OH my goa

Of the B1-B, can a rotary launcher be carried in each of the bomb bays or just one?

@@jamjardj1974 if I recall correctly it has 3. Bays. And each carries a rotary launcher.

@@rickhicks6833 Thamks for that, I recall it having three but couldn’t recall if two bays had an adjustable bulkhead for the purpose of rotary launchers, thereby rendering one bay as unusable during fitting, so to speak.

Hi

I was flightline security at Minot, 1980-1983. An amazing aircraft.

I was a weapons loader at Minot 1976 - 1979. It's great to see them still flying.

As a fireman I'm sure you've trained with the Air Force Base Fire Department. These are true professionals, as a Haz Mat First Responder for the State of Louisiana I worked and trained with them often. The Base Fire Chief gave me a flight bag with a complete Heat Resistant Suit. The State often utilized the assistance of the Base Foam Suppressor Truck and crew in large tanker fires (stationary or transport tankers).

Why not Minot!

@@obsoleteprofessor2034 Freezin's the Reason!

And with the B52 more than likely being the first aircraft to serve for 100 years, you can add Great grandson and thus 4th generation to that fact as well.

Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota was interesting to drive by, being next to Interstate 90. Any time I got close I started looking because you never knew what was landing or taking off. Being under a B-52 on short final is an incredible feeling.

@Karl with a K My first pay was in cash. Ft Lewis Washington basic training and it was $90.00 per month

@Karl with a K Basic military pay does not include your meals (or BAS: Basic Allowance for Subsistence: money for food if you don't live on base; adjusted for where you are based), a place to live, such as a barracks, or BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing), Hazardous Duty Pay, Flight Pay, Skills Bonuses, etc. Medical Care, College classes or technical training (for credit) (Not the GI Bill, but fully paid for by the armed services), travel pay, discounted or free flights when on Leave (Vacation), low price camping grounds, hotels, and resorts on military/naval bases, Retirement after only 20 years service, etc. Many jobs don't have these perks, or you have to "co-pay" for Medical Insurance, retirement, etc. "Stolen Valor" many of the vagrants and addicts who Claim to have served in the US armed forces are lying! There are some homeless veterans, I do outreach to homeless veterans for the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars); the first thing I do when encountering a person who claims to be a veteran is verify their status. Through the VA we can usually determine if a person actually served, even if they were discharged after only a few weeks of Basic Training. (Some people are entitled to some basic services from the VA for even that brief service.) I can often discover in an hour or less that someone did, or did not serve in the US Armed Forces. It used to take 6 weeks or more to get a DD Form 214 and VA ID for a veteran who did not have proof of service (a DD Form 214, or 215, and any govt. picture ID). Now a copy of a DD Form 214 and VA ID may be obtained in 72 hours or less.

@@rodsautter6135 ml

True, the newest one was built in 1963.

@@Colorado_Native close, the final B-52 was delivered to the USAF in 1962

@@jrftworth You are so right, I believe tail number 1040. Thanks for the update.

Keeping America safe?

Damn right america needs to stay at the top of the world hierarchy get used to it.

I just saw this plane for myself at an airshow in England yesterday. The sound it makes taking off is truly amazing, you can actually feel it throughout your entire body. It definitely stole the show. If there's anything you do with your final years, I recommend going out of your way to see one in person.

Đem qua Vietnam làm bia tập bắn

الله يخلق البشر ونتم تقتلونه هاذه فلحتم بي

And only 2 of all 8 are started this way, right? How are the others started? Via crossbleed high pressure air?

Hard to believe they're starting to head for gate displays or museums. I vividly remember the big hoopla of the Left and media against it, and spineless Jimmah "Grinning Idiot" Carter canceling it. I may be wrong but I believe the B-1 cancellation caused the upgrade programs for the B-52 and extended its active duty.

So was I and BRAT stands for, British Regiment Attached Traveler.🤔🤣🥰

You can blame that on congress. To get it past the congressional budgeting process back before the aircraft was built, they limited the number of spare parts built to trim the program cost. B-52s have numerous spare parts in the bone yard.

Hey I was stationed at Patrick back from 71-73! I remember a b52 crashed at Orlando airport (I forgot the air force base name.)

@@billyjoe415 it was McCoy AFB

circular body flies better. Fitting into carousel in not a problem

I dont think that's gonna happen any time soon. Its now a standoff platform never even having to get close enough to get shot down

Far into the future!

DC3 has a long service life also. Many are still flying today, may have a turboshaft rather than a radial recip, but the airframe is still intact

@@philgiglio7922 Tankers too.

@@philgiglio7922 You beat me to it......in fact as I remember...the DC-3/c-47 is the only aircraft with an unlimited airframe life.

Fairchild 81-85

Robert M. "Bob" Robbins, Boeing's XB-29 and XB-47 Test Pilot, was the Senior Project Engineer for the B-52. He was a brilliant man, M.I.T. and Carnegy Management Institute grad and my friend. We went to Whiteman, in 1999, and saw our first similars. A General flew us in, it was a special day. Bob has passed now, but as you can see, his legacy flies on. God Speed Bob Robbins.

Ông@@geraldmorain3166 "LL"Llllllll",,l

My old boss, Carl Clark, a B-17 pilot during WW2 was the oldest B-17 pilot still flying the B-17. He flew the 909 for the Collins Foundation. He died some years ago, and the 909 was destroyed in a later crash.

I spent the Summer of 2001 working in Memphis. I drove down to see the Memphis Belle. She wasn’t in very good shape. Glad the USAF Museum has her.

Barry, Correct. But burning rapidly does not have the same appeal as explosively does. Hell, i've even read a camping article where marshmallows were described as bursting explosively into flames. Scheesch. If these civilians want to talk about fast burning, let's bring up DetCord. . . .

Can still fall under low explosive much like gun powder/cordite given the original were even cordite. Explosives are just the rapid generation and expansion of gas.

@@MrDJAK777 There is a technical differentiation, though: explosive means the burn rate is faster than the speed of sound (IE, that it burns so fast that the pressure builds up into a pressure wave because the explosive produces gas faster than the gas can get out of the way). Real explosives ("high explosives") must have a supersonic burn rate. "Low explosives" technically do not explode at all, they deflagrate, and are therefore not really explosives in the first place.

I am 73 and was at Utapao on take off of a kc135 young tiger flight when the number 4 quit. They stopped the aircraft and quick maintain eye crew loaded a “start cartridge” to “fire” the engine. It may have not been an explosive, but being inside the aircraft sounded like one. I still have memory’s or maybe bad dreams.

That when the base across the runway from "Air Force Plant #4" ... the "GOCO" operated by Lockheed Martin ... was still known as Carswell Air Force Base in the Strategic Air Command (now "Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field"). I was Texas Air Guard Security Police CATM there for three years. It is now home to Naval Reserve Aviation, Marine Corps Reserve Aviation, Air Force Reserve (Air Combat) and Texas Air Guard (Air Mobility), among other units. It is also home of 10th Air Force.

@@johnjohnsn7633 thanks for the info! Just makes it even more interesting memories for me! Appreciate your service as well!

Contract has been awarded.

@@robertheinkel6225 >> Honeywell, if I’m not mistaken.

"Off we go into the wild blue yonder..."

@@johnjohnsn7633 "Atta Boy Give Her The Gun!"

I worked at Griffins in 1975 and 1976 building 2 anechoic chambers in the RADC building .

We were at Griffiss at the same time! 485th EIG (the same building as the BX).

Not quite, they're projected to be replaced when they hit 80 years of age

there are too much money in the usa nowadays.

Sadly, either your brother or you made that up. My money’s on you. At the altitudes B-52s fly, they are silent from the ground. The NVA and Cong called them “Whispering Death.”

@@Frankie5Angels150 You misspelled your own first name, President Muffley. Obviously old age dementia is taking its toll, since you're now over 100 years old. Norman Lear, who's close to the same age still seems to have all his marbles and is as sharp as ever.

@@Frankie5Angels150 This.

@@Frankie5Angels150 …I am aware they flew at 20,000’ and lower in certain circumstances. And I have no reason to make up a story as I was not there. Unless you were, you should not speculate on these facts. Ask any Marine that WAS there, during this horrific protracted fight, what the B52’s did and how they knew (aside from previous intel) they were coming. You are saying it was pure coincidence that the NVA halted artillery missions moments before the B52’s arrived because they were psychic? Additionally, the sound of 500-750lb bombshells dropped from nose heights made a distinct sound as well.

One day we shall defeat USA, trust me🙏

Inspiring for what?

Remember this, ' It is better to retire and scrap a weapon system never used than to need it and NOT have it ', The U.S.A. is still here due to us building things as a 'DETERANT'.

If you want peace, prepare for war. The Putins and Xi Jinpings of the world aren't going to give up their weapons if we give up ours.

@@HekateMGO I totally understand that, I'm just saying, wouldn't it be phenomenal if there was no greed, hatred, jealousy etcetera, all that money spent on people who need it like everybody. I'm more than relieved that we are armed, and ill be right there with whatever I can pick up to protect our Democratic society, just wish it wasn't needed. Thanks guys 🇦🇺

AGM-69 SRAM was on a launcher. I think 8..I was at Minot in the 70's and loaded the Srams on the launcher..

Hey Larry I worked Rome Air Development Center at Griffiss AFB in support of the avionics for ALCM's back in mid 1970's . I was blessed with a tour of a mocked up fully loaded BUFF . ALL I CAN SAY IS " DAMN" !! And thanks for your service . My dad was a bombardier/ Navigator in a B-26 Marauder during WW2 . He did over a hundred missions and was awarded " DFC " . One more time THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY !!

@@toddbrooks2063 Thanks. Some more info on the BUFF. It started being designed in 1947, my birth year. The last one, a B52H model, was delivered in 1962. I flew the 'G' model in the 70s and it was old then. They are still flying the 'H'. No other military plane has that record.. Well, maybe the C47 (DC3) in other roles. And I flew the EC47 in the Vietnam conflict out of DaNang before I trained and flew the B52 out of Gaum in the same Vietnam conflict. After that was over, I joined the cold war defense of our country first on alert in Guam then on alert back in the US. I guess I just like to fly old airplanes .

@@dicktomasko1553 So you man-handled nuke missiles. Not a job I would like. We had the * SRAMs on the rotary launcher in the back bomb bay with two B53 gravity nukes in the front bomb bay.

@@larryrobertson4099 yes and the gravity jobs also. It was an interesting 4 years.

Thanks for keeping the ALQ-155s, 172, etc running tight. I rarely had any malfunctioning EW equipment. Cheers

What would you have done mate?

The system is preflight checked to make sure it works properly. The USAF is known for ensuring systems work inflight so missions can be completed.

@@michaeljohnson4258 as If 11 hours is a long time to load up 1000’s of lbs of bombs on a plane that can do 35 hour bomb runs.

@@simonshotter8960 Many people do not know the amount of time needed to preflight a plane for a mission and the USAF was very meticulous unlike the Navy trying to get planes off a carrier deck ASAP.

@@michaeljohnson4258 depends on ready status doesn’t it? They still preflight in the navy - but they have hot standby status(s) if varying degrees and a time period a plane can sit at each status. USAF and RAF did same thing during Cold War. Heck operation chrome dome had planes running tracks up north 24/7 carrying hot nukes

Only to be destroyed by an S-400 system. Air superiority is easy to achieve against an enemy with no anti-air capability.

Warren, less than Mach 1, Mach 0.01 o lesssss.

@@thuggeegaming659 you say that but the S-400 can even defend Russia and the land it occupies… you really wanna lean on the S-400 for protection… cuz I wouldn’t.

@@Jabba.Da.Hutt_ There's a reason why both sides have devolved to hurling artillery at each other. Air power has been completely shut down, neither side can assert air units behind the front lines. If America went up against any near peer, all their air forces would be grounded, every single B-52 or A-10 would be shot out of the sky.

They Really need to retire the B-52! And the 747 version would be wonderful, so only a few of the planes could take the place of several B-52's! And have a cockpit large enough for crews sleeping quarters, carry a week worth of meals, ect. Shortly after take off, they could take on enough fuel to fly for 12+ hours!

One advantage of using the B-52 is a wealth of maintenance knowledge in the ground crews. If, say, you have an oil leak, the teams know where to look.

@@sanjivjhangiani3243 If not they can ring their grandfather for advice…

The B-21 is already on the drawing boards and should be flying soon. It is another flying wing design, but smaller than the B-2 bomber

That is why it carries long range standoff weapons so it does not need to fly into the SAM envelope.

Bombers like B-52 and Russian Tu-95 are no longer delivering bombs directly to the target. Instead both Tu-95 and B-52 are being used as "cruise missile truck". So, these bombers are going to launch salvos of cruise missiles from far away and return to base. If you want to send bombs directly to the target you have supersonic bombers like B-1, Tu-22M3 and Tu-160 or stealth bomber like B-2 Spirit.

As the person below wrote, B 52s are used to fire stand off weapons, such as cruise missiles. Additionally, they are used for close in bombing in uncontested air space, such as in Afghanistan against the Taliban or against Iraq after their Air Force and SAMs were neutralized.

The new B-21 is already being built to replace the older bomber. It is another flying wing design.

Rly?

Okkay.

Did they tell you that or you just thought it sounded good

Yeah, just like the North Vietnamese were! How many did they shoot down?

@@jamesgreen8573 …or she’s Russian and afraid?

The engineering, the tool and dies - even the very industry and resources that built them - are all gone. Its much cheaper to maintain them, than it would be to build them anew. Same thing for the Saturn rockets and the battleships of yore. Its a bygone era.

You’re going to have to say that much louder! My hearing is shot. Yes, I was an SP at a northern tier SAC base working the C Ramp most nights, why do you ask?

I bought the P8 fire truck from Loring a few years ago. Amazing place, and WIDE open to explore.