Posted on May 17, 2019

‘Wise Guy’ flies again: B-52 resurrected from Boneyard

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They brought back this B-52 that had been in the Boneyard since 2008. They spent quite a bit of money getting her serviceable again. The USAF needs to have the same determination with the A-10 Warthog. There appears to be a double-standard. This aircraft was probably built when I was born in 1962.

‘Wise Guy’ flies again: B-52 resurrected from Boneyard

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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The A-10 is a whole lot easier to maintain. I was at Sacramento ALC where we did depot repair on the A-10 and the F-111. You can turn an A-10 in a lot less time.

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SMSgt Billy Cesarano

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Simplicity is a cornerstone element for the aircraft with those traits and the resulting longevity but it doesn't help fund the military industrial complex Eisenhower warned us of.

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LTC Stephen F.

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Thank you, my friend LTC (Join to see) for making us aware that B-52 "Wise Guy" has been resurrected from the Boneyard

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CPT (Join to see)

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I love the A-10. Awesome aircraft. If the USAF doesn't want it and the Army does, why can't they be transferred to us for resurrection and deployment?

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LTC Stephen F.

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I concur, my friend CPT (Join to see) The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a welcome sound and sight to our ground forces and strikes terror in enemies.

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