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Linebacker In The Buff
A
99th Bomb Wing Boeing B-52D enroute to Hanoi during Operation Linebacker II in
December 1972.
For eleven days in December 1972, Boeing B-52s penetrated the strongest air
defense network ever encountered in the history of aerial warfare to bomb
military targets in Hanoi and Haiphong, North Vietnam. Code named Linebacker II,
this operation brought the North Vietnamese to the bargaining table to end the
Vietnam War. The crews who flew the B-52s in Southeast Asia called the aircraft
"BUFF".
B-52D 55-0094 is seen at sun-down, eastbound from U Tapao, Thailand to its
target in Hanoi.
The artist, Keith Ferris, flew a combat mission in 094 to the Mu Gia Pass in
North Vietnam in November 1968. 094 stands today, retired to static display at
McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Click on the thumbnail image to see a
larger view, then click your browser's BACK button to return here.
Each of these limited edition prints is signed and numbered by the artist.
B-52G Stratofortress (Dropping
Bombs)
Here
is one of Jim Stovall's black and white sketches, this time of a BUFF raining
steel on the enemy below. This signed and numbered limited edition print
measures 18" x 30". Click on the thumbnail image for a larger view, then
click your browser's BACK button to return here. The word "SAMPLE"
does not appear on the actual print, and is for copyright purposes only.
The B-52H Stratofortress (Minot)
Jim
Stovall depicts another model of the Stratofortress in flight, this time an "H"
from Minot AFB. Click on the thumbnail image for a larger view, then click
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Mountain Fortress
The
B-52H Stratofortress was one of the most formidable aircraft in the world, ever. Dru Blair's Mountain Fortress depicts B-52H #1040 during a low
level mission. The sheer size of this giant makes for some interesting
flying at this altitude.
Click on the thumbnail image for a larger view. Then click your browser's BACK
button to return here.
The Lone Star Lady
Based
at Anderson AFB on the island of Guam, The Lone Star Lady leads
the way on yet another B-52 Stratofortress bombing mission over Hanoi, North
Vietnam during the winter of 1972. Click on the thumbnail
image for a larger view. Then click your browser's BACK
button to return here.
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