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The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/29/2004 10:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not sure wether the bad news has reached you gents yet, but that Magnificent Giant B-52 that we have all stood in awe at, was destroyed today at the British Nationals, not to many specifics are available yet but a very sad day indeed...

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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/29/2004 11:02 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/29/2004 11:12 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 1:19 AM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 3:48 AM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 3:56 AM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 6:17 AM   
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There will probabally be more detais and pictures/vidio links on this later today...must be an awfull morning to wake up on at Barkston Heath Airfield for Gordon...


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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 6:22 AM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 1:18 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 1:45 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 2:00 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 3:01 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 3:23 PM   
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Just come back from a return trip to the British Nationals, Went Saturday & Again today, The guys on the Trade stands and hence in the know, informed us that The B-52 took off, then approx 45 seconds into flight, turned at an angle of about 30 degrees, downwind, (quite windy 20 to 25 Knts) stalled on the turn and dropped straight in nose first. Five of the eight turbines are said to be totaled, three looked like flattened soft drink cans...Debris was scattered over a fair area. The point of impact was said to be approx 20 Yards from a farmhouse.

Edit to add video of crash...
http://hometown.aol.com/nottinghamflyer/b52crash.mpg

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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 7:20 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 7:38 PM   
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Just saw the video...MAN!! That made me sick, but why where they flying is such windy conditions? You could clearly hear the wind gusting through the camera...What a shame.....

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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 7:44 PM   
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That was a heartwrenching video to watch. I know it's only a model...but it kinda was like watching the real thing go in (after all on board had safely ejected of course :-) It's amazing that so much work and so much time by so many, can be erased in such a small instance.
My heart goes out to those who were involved in this fantastic project. Hopefully they satisfied their photo/video needs in previous flights, etc.

Download the link to you harddrive people, then open with Quicktime. Free QT Player for both PC and Mac avail. at www.apple.com

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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 8:06 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 8:20 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 8:23 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 8:40 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 9:06 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 9:08 PM   
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http://hometown.aol.com/nottinghamflyer/b52crash.mpg

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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed..Video Link - 8/30/2004 9:38 PM   
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B52 Crash Video - Right Click and "Save Target As"

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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed.. - 8/30/2004 9:42 PM   
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RE: The Giant B-52 Destroyed..Video Link - 8/31/2004 6:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		Mokken, thanks for the link. That was awful. Hate to see this beauty go it like that. man, those guys have to be just sick.


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