Something For BUFF Fans

[Scott K]

Just a forum page I came across; Happy birthday, Big Ugly Fat....Fella........

From a year ago, with, as someone on the page says, a picture of "Something you don't see every day".

BUFF first flight 59 years and 12 days ago. Happy belated birthday!

Scott K.

[peter taft]

How the heck i missed this beggars belief - thank you so much for sharing - I bookmarked this, the info and Photographs are awesome You made this guy VERY happy

[MrMidwayMan]

59 years of service later...The B-52 is still in service...58 years before the B-52...THERE WEREN'T ANY AIRPLANES!!!!

[Scott K]

Glad you like it, Peter. Here's another goodie; Railfan.net Contributor Photo dansyrcher/IMG_0203.jpg

This one is about 2-1/2 hours away from me. I was able to take a bunch of my own pictures of it a while back. Non-digital, so I need to find and scan them some day.

It really was a strange experience, being able to drive around areas in the former Rome AFB that could have gotten me shot, or at least imprisoned, for being in back when it was still active (It's an industrial park now).

The picture above was referenced in a thread I'm following on Railroad.net, about exploring Utica (NY)'s old railroads, here; RAILROAD.NET • View topic - Exploring Utica's old railroads


Scott K.

[peter taft]

Originally Posted by Scott K

Glad you like it, Peter. Here's another goodie; Railfan.net Contributor Photo dansyrcher/IMG_0203.jpg

This one is about 2-1/2 hours away from me. I was able to take a bunch of my own pictures of it a while back. Non-digital, so I need to find and scan them some day.

It really was a strange experience, being able to drive around areas in the former Rome AFB that could have gotten me shot, or at least imprisoned, for being in back when it was still active (It's an industrial park now).

The picture above was referenced in a thread I'm following on Railroad.net, about exploring Utica (NY)'s old railroads, here; RAILROAD.NET • View topic - Exploring Utica's old railroads


Scott K.

Thanks for pointing me to these - EXCELLENT Hope to see the scans some day

[Scott K]

Once my situation settles somewhat, I should be able to find and scan those Griffiss pix I have.

Meanwhile, look here; TSMC‚̃z�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
Scroll down to "Topics" and click on the second link (it should have "B-52H" in it). A 1/48 paper B-52H, detailed right down to the individual turbine blades in the engines. I can't tell from the translation for certain, but I believe it's the modeler's own design.

Scott K.

[SJPONeill]

Originally Posted by Scott K

It really was a strange experience, being able to drive around areas in the former Rome AFB that could have gotten me shot, or at least imprisoned, for being in back when it was still active (It's an industrial park now).

I had exactly the same thought photographing to Norden bomb sights in some of the WW2 bombers at the USAf Museum...and the engine exhausts on the F-117 and B-2...

[peter taft]

Originally Posted by Scott K

Once my situation settles somewhat, I should be able to find and scan those Griffiss pix I have.

Meanwhile, look here; TSMC‚̃z�[ƒ€ƒy�[ƒW
Scroll down to "Topics" and click on the second link (it should have "B-52H" in it). A 1/48 paper B-52H, detailed right down to the individual turbine blades in the engines. I can't tell from the translation for certain, but I believe it's the modeler's own design.

Scott K.

Hey... She's a beauty for sure. Thanks for sharing this

[Ashrunner]

It would be nice if the BUFF was available somewhere. But it is well done, although the engine covers are a bit off.

[Scott K]

I found my Griffiss walk-around pictures, now I just have to find my scanner, it's still packed from our recent move. Meanwhile, I just saved these from Bing's Birds-Eye view, as a fill-in.

Scott K.