"jminer" (jminer)
05/08/2020 at 11:05 • Filed to: None
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"jminer" (jminer)
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Thanks to the tip from ttyymmnn I’ve been checking local news for flyover info and while we haven’t had any news on the official Blue Angels or Thunderbirds we do have a B2 bouncing around the state today.
It’s not going to come within 20 miles of my house but I’ll sit outside with my camera hoping to catch a glimpse.
NKato
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 11:12 |
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Hold the phone, the National Guard flies the B2? I thought the regular Air Force did that?
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 11:14 |
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Not a very good stealth bomber if you can see it
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jminer
> NKato
05/08/2020 at 11:16 |
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Operated by the 131st bomb wing of the Air National Guard, I think there’s also a tanker wing operated by the ANG too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/131st_Bomb_Wing
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jminer
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/08/2020 at 11:17 |
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Very true!
For Sweden
> NKato
05/08/2020 at 11:22 |
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If you can deploy one weekend a month and two weeks a year, you too can start the apocalypse.
user314
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/08/2020 at 11:32 |
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They turn off the cloaking device for flyovers.
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user314
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 11:35 |
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Yup, 171st ARW , based at the Pittsburgh Int’l Airport.
Ssfancyfresh
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 11:48 |
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That’s rad. I would say this is a can’t miss flyover.
I gotten the privilege of witnessing a B2 flyover on a couple of occasions. Such a weird weird beast. The first time I saw one in the air I thought “if I didn’t know this was friendly, I would be shitting myself”
That feeling hasn’t changed much since.
3point8isgreat
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 12:27 |
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Saw one at the most recent airshow. I was surprised at how loud it was. I expected it to be more like commercial airliner noise. Just felt so at odds with the whole stealth thing.
facw
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/08/2020 at 12:28 |
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facw
> For Sweden
05/08/2020 at 12:29 |
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Air Na tional Guard =/= Air Force Reserve!
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facw
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 12:29 |
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Good luck spotting those ominous triangles!
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> 3point8isgreat
05/08/2020 at 13:15 |
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Flie s at 50,000' - maybe noise doesn’t matter?
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jminer
> 3point8isgreat
05/08/2020 at 13:27 |
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They’re a strange thing for sure. My favorite is the B-1 though, back in the 90's when they were regular at the air show circuits I saw one doing a high speed low altitude fly-by and it was amazing.
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jminer
> facw
05/08/2020 at 13:27 |
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Thanks! I’ll have the camera at ready too.
dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 13:43 |
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Oh nice, I’ll be in Springfield this evening, hopefully I get to see it!
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3point8isgreat
> jminer
05/08/2020 at 13:47 |
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We had some B-1's stationed in town when I was growing up. Their flyovers for stuff like the 4th of July were just awesome.
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3point8isgreat
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/08/2020 at 13:48 |
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That’s probably the case. Meanwhile flyover I saw was really low. I think the T hunderbirds had to cancel because the cloud ceiling was around 800 ft.
Tristan
> For Sweden
05/09/2020 at 00:32 |
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You do realize the ANG is a full-time force augmented with drill status guardsmen, right?