November 2, 20223 yr The Spruce Goose celebrates the 75th anniversary of it's one and only flight today. https://www.yahoo.com/now/celebrating-75th-anniversary-american-icon-202000045.html Another iconic old timer made it's first flight 70 years ago last April. The venerable B-52. With all of the modifications and upgrades it's not the same B-52 your great granddaddy flew. A half dozen of them are about to be deployed to Northern Australia. RAAF Base Tyndall to be exact. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
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