Great stories BUFDRVR and Jim Baker,
Thats what make coming back to these NG's worthwhile, the real stories
as told and remembered by the real people. Wish there were more like
that, learned a lot on this one, thanks.

On 17 Jan 2004 11:44:54 -0800, (Mike) wrote:

Remember the Soviet "Blackjack" bomber that the U.S.S.R. started to
deploy in the late 1980s?

Wasn't this plane a virtual copy of the American B-1 in many ways?

What about it's range? Could the BlackJack bomber have taken off in
the Soviet Union and bombed the United States?

Or was it closer to a medium-range bomber like the "Backfire"?