A B-52 Stratofortress takes off Aug. 14, 2014, during a standoff weapons integration training exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The week-long training consisted of B-52s and B-1B Lancers conducting simulated combat scenarios at the Powder River Training Complex, S.D. to help prepare for real-world contingencies. The B-52 is from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anania Tekurio)
Many years ago, I was flying jumps eat on a FedEx 727 between Albany and Ft Wayne. Beautiful full moo night once we had received FAA permission to go to 42,000 to get above turbulence. Saw one of these cruising about 48,000 like a grey ghost in a moonlight sea. Beautiful memory.
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