B-52s landing at RAF Fairford...

[virginiajim]

Warms me heart, it does....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6K2VBlTOO8

Also saw a C5 in the background...probably carrying the ground crews for the BUFFs.

[Ant]

Several helicopters , very large planes and jets flew over me today in Lincolnshire.....One looked like a B52 flanked by jets..but I'm no plane spotter 

I guess they were on their way back from a Normandy fly past......

[virginiajim]

Aye, one of them was slated for that activity.  One of the US bases my dad was stationed at was Westover, 99th Bomb Wing.  Lots of B-52s.  We used to go to the end of the runway and feel them come in for landings and take offs.  They were in camo then for eventual deployment to Vietnam.

[Andy]

Several helicopters , very large planes and jets flew over me today in Lincolnshire.....One looked like a B52 flanked by jets..but I'm no plane spotter 

I guess they were on their way back from a Normandy fly past......

Probably an RAF Voyager (Airbus A330) practicing for Queen's birthday on 14th. A B52 has 8 engines an Airbus has 2 :-) unless it's an A380. "Dr Strangelove" is a humorous film with the big Boeing.

[Charlie747]

A classic film.....................................

http://blip.tv/moviearchives/dr-strangelove-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb-5462653

[virginiajim]

You know, I don't think I remember much about that film except the last bit with Slim Pickens riding the bomb down out of the bomb bay.  I'll have to watch it again.

[Charlie747]

You know, I don't think I remember much about that film except the last bit with Slim Pickens riding the bomb down out of the bomb bay.  I'll have to watch it again.

I like his description of the survival ration pack   

I didn't realise they 4 point the Buff on landing Jim and that 1st landing bounced real good 

[virginiajim]

I think one of them bounced twice.  Any landing that you can walk away from is good...

[Andy]

http://youtu.be/2vedU3GnImE

[virginiajim]

Excellent!