That B-58 was a fabulous looking aircraft - these pictures take me
straight back to the plastic models I had when I was a boy (some
while ago!)



Andy

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:05:53 -0600, Mitchell Holman
> wrote:

"Andrew" > wrote in message
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> That B-58 was a fabulous looking aircraft - these pictures take me
> straight back to the plastic models I had when I was a boy (some
> while ago!)
>
>
>
> Andy

It's scary, but just as I was opening your reply, I was thinking the same
thing. We need to be careful dating ourselves like that.

Rob

"Scubabix" > wrote in message
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>
> "Andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
>> That B-58 was a fabulous looking aircraft - these pictures take me
>> straight back to the plastic models I had when I was a boy (some
>> while ago!)
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy
>
> It's scary, but just as I was opening your reply, I was thinking the same
> thing. We need to be careful dating ourselves like that.
>
> Rob
>
They were still active when I joined the AF in 1956. Does that date me or
what.

"Dutch"

Nah! Old, bold and proud with it!!

On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:15:07 -0500, "Scubabix" >
wrote:

>
>"Andrew" > wrote in message
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>> That B-58 was a fabulous looking aircraft - these pictures take me
>> straight back to the plastic models I had when I was a boy (some
>> while ago!)
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy
>
>It's scary, but just as I was opening your reply, I was thinking the same
>thing. We need to be careful dating ourselves like that.
>
>Rob
>

Thanks for these photos of the best looking Bomber ever. (Although just a
tick better than the B-1}. On landing the procedure was to keep the nose up
until the last few hundred feet.

wrote in news:1ZIIh.280$Bi2.48@trnddc01:

> Thanks for these photos of the best looking Bomber ever. (Although just
> a tick better than the B-1}. On landing the procedure was to keep the
> nose up until the last few hundred feet.
>


I am not a fan of most jet bombers, but this one is the exception....