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Martin WB-57 (N926NA)
NASA926 arriving at Hanscom from Ellington.
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Here's an interesting article about the Canberra.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160309-why-nasa-still-flies-an-old-british-bomber-design
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160309-why-nasa-still-flies-an-old-british-bomber-design
The B-57A was introduced by the USAF in 1954. Designed and produced originally by British English Electric, a license for the light bomber was sold to Glenn L. Martin in 1953. Dozens of variants were built, with the RB-57 seeing extensive use in Vietnam. The one shown is one of the last two left in active service.
A B-57 unit of the Australian Air Force served with our forces in Vietnam. They had only one lose during the war and I was the Tactical Air Controller on duty the day of the loss. They flew an air support mission near the DMZ and a North Vietnamese SAM missile hit the aircraft. That was in 1971 just before the Aussie unit was pulled out of Vietnam. If memory serves me right, even though hit by a missile, the aircraft did manage to land safely. The Aussies were good allies in Vietnam. They did have ground forces fighting with us over there.
B-57 units of the Vietnam War.
http://www.ebook777.com/b-57-canberra-units-vietnam-war-osprey-combat-aircraft-85/
http://www.ebook777.com/b-57-canberra-units-vietnam-war-osprey-combat-aircraft-85/
Most (if not all) of the high altitude photos taken of shuttle lift-offs were taken by the NASA WB57 A/C.
I smiled every time I saw someone comment about "that photo was taken from the International Space Station".
I smiled every time I saw someone comment about "that photo was taken from the International Space Station".
In my days working at Dryden, this was always a head-turner when it arrived or departed....
nice photo...thanks
Great Photo Max.............
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التاريخ | الطائرة | نقطة الانطلاق | الوجهة | مغادرة | وصول | المدة |
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08-أبر-2024 | WB57 | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | 09:57 CDT | 15:17 CDT | 5:19 |
07-أبر-2024 | WB57 | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | 17:27 CDT | 18:58 CDT | 1:31 |
07-أبر-2024 | WB57 | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | El Paso Intl (KELP) | 17:27 CDT | تم تحويلها عن مسارها | |
07-أبر-2024 | WB57 | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | 12:24 CDT | 13:06 CDT | 0:42 |
07-أبر-2024 | WB57 | Houston Ellington (KEFD) | El Paso Intl (KELP) | 12:24 CDT | تم تحويلها عن مسارها | |
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