June 3, 201412 yr comment_11034 http://gawker.com/off-duty-bomber-pilot-helps-land-a-united-737-after-cap-1585019067 Thought this was interesting. Report
June 3, 201412 yr comment_11037 Hey! I bet that picture was taken at Ellsworth AFB, SD. I lived there for about three years. Those B-1s are BIG planes. Through Civil Air Patrol when I was younger, I got to lay in the back of a KC-135 with the boom operator while they were refueling planes coming in for an air show at Shaw AFB, SC. One of the planes I got to watch was a B-1. They have this amazing windshield which blacks out in direct light, much like those "auto tint sunglasses," to shield against the light of a nuclear explosion I imagine.... Very neat story though. Not one I want to read right after I get done flying, and have another one to look forward to in a few weeks... but still. Coincidentally I've seen two of the eight currently on display. One at Ellsworth, and the other where I am now, visiting my parents; Robins AFB, GA. Report
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