B-52/Harpoon

When I was TDY to Eglin in 1976 testing AIM-7s on F-15s, there was a
B-52 crew testing some air-to-water missile. I'm thinking it was a
Harpoon, but it must not have been. Do you know what it was? IIRC, the
target was much like you describe on your test.

Jim Thomas

Jim Baker wrote:
ROFL!! No fair, you must know. It was about 1430 on 16 Mar 83. Excellent
guess! :-))

We hit the target, a destroyer full of styrofoam (or so we were told), dead
center from 52 miles. Lots of fun. During the time our crew was tasked
with Harpoon testing (along with another Mather crew and one BAD crew) we
tested the new BLUTE weapon retard system at EDW. The first drop was done
by our crew on that one too. First drop....not successful. Only about 10
out of, hmmm 48 (is that a full load BD?) worked.

Regards,

JB

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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Pop quiz: When (date) was the first Harpoon launched off a B-52? ;-)

Sounds like someone can use their log book to answer this

I'd be happy to get the year right....I'll say 1983 and for the hell of

it, 15

April 1983???


BUFDRVR

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everyone on Bear Creek"