Cold War B-52D Grouping

[RedStateRanger]

The jumbled grouping of items pictured come from the 1970s and include some gear (with labels), patches, material from flight school, survival training, flight ops, and Nuc Alert/ORIs.

Also have flight records with tail numbers, pictures (people, planes, gear/equipment), in-flight checklists and some rosters from Mather AFB Sacramento CA and from 7th BW/20thBMS Carswell AFB, Ft Worth TX.

Not sure there is much value to all this as a "collection" but it seemed worth keeping as it might be a good reference to the old days of SAC and the Buff. The B-52D (built 1955-56) was called "the last of the great iron bombers" because much of the technology (includingactual parts/components) came from WWII/1940s US bombers. To give you an idea, the bomb/nav "computer" was made by the Otis Elevator Co and the Bomb Release Interval Counter was from B-29s.

Can post more picts or provide more detailed info if there is interest.

Merry Christmas

 

 

[Umac]

Very interesting group, really enjoyed viewing, thanks for sharing.

[mattsmilitary]

Nice Air Force Stuff!!!

[viking73]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Where did you happen to find this grouping?

[RedStateRanger]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Where did you happen to find this grouping?

Thanks...Glad you took a look! Actually, the grouping is mine. During 37 years of moving around the country you forget what stuff got saved in those plastic tubs in the attic. Finally started to drag it all out and take a look...still finding more parts, pictures and documents. Cheers and Happy New Year!

[viking73]

Thanks...Glad you took a look! Actually, the grouping is mine. During 37 years of moving around the country you forget what stuff got saved in those plastic tubs in the attic. Finally started to drag it all out and take a look...still finding more parts, pictures and documents. Cheers and Happy New Year!

 

Well even better! Thanks for sharing your personal gear with us. Always great to see. So you were BUFF Nav? Mather AFB - so you have some Convair T-29 time also? I really like those old Convair twins for some reason...

 

Did you ever visit Connally AFB in Waco? I live north of there, it's not too far away from me. I'd love to see close-ups of any of your Carswell items. I was in Ft. Worth last week doing my Christmas shopping right next to the old SAC Base. Saw a couple of F-18s flying around as a matter of fact.

 

Did you have any time in B-52D 56-660? My office chair is the co-pilot ejection seat from that bird. Attached is a photo. I had some more photos of this chair here but when this forum stopped using the direct links from Photo Bucket, they all went away

 

-Derek

[RedStateRanger]

Derek

Now that's a collector's item! Wow! Didn't know the old BUFF seats were available ...way cool.

My nav training days started in T-43s (we were the very first class in 76) so I didn't get the T-29 experience.

Never made it to Connelly. All my D time was at Carswell back when SAC ruled. I checked my records, and flew 40 different D tail numbers. The closest to 660 that I had any time in was 658 and 662. The attached picture with open bomb bay is my plane (662) dropping drogue retarded mines from 1,000 ft over Charleston Harbor. Was for an AF/Navy exercise...USN provided the picts. The other pict is mine....taken of MITO from Carswell during ORI, 1980. Couldn't figure out how to delete the other pict of ORI study guide.

 

Cheers,

Mark

 

[northcoastaero]

Nice grouping and B-52 upward firing co-pilot ejection seat. Some parts that are needed for the seat:

 

-Parachute assy.- BA-21, BA-27, BA-21A, or BA-27A.

-Seat survival kit- CNU-68/P or CNU-129/P.

-Lap belt.

-Oxygen hose.