Alpha13 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Wondering if this jet was left behind when McCoy closed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 What/where is OIA ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 23 minutes ago, habu2 said: What/where is OIA ? Orlando International Airport - aka MCO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha13 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 hour ago, BillS said: Wondering if this jet was left behind when McCoy closed? No, it was flown in to OIA long after the Air Force left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha13 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 This is the monument that is located at the Lake Baldwin VA Clinic in Orlando for the crew of the B52 that crashed on approach to McCoy AFB on March 31, 1972. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I was in the area a couple of weeks ago (for the Rolex 24 and a SpaceX launch), saw the tail sticking above the trees on my way to MCO, recognized the tail as a B-52 but didn't know the back story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha13 Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, habu2 said: I was in the area a couple of weeks ago (for the Rolex 24 and a SpaceX launch), saw the tail sticking above the trees on my way to MCO, recognized the tail as a B-52 but didn't know the back story. The trees have grown over the years so depending on which way you are traveling it is hard to see the tail. Years ago it was above the trees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 There was an old Microscale sheet that had a D subject, “City of Orlando”. Been about 10 years since I was there but I think some of the old SAC facilities are still there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 The "D' model was always my favorite. During the war a set of tankers and at least 3 "D" would launch to hit their targets somewhere in South East Asia. Sometimes they would not return for hours and once in a while a mission would come in for a landing in a much shorter time. Many times at least one out of a cell of three would come back with hung bombs. I saw one land just past the markers and when the chute door opened the entire parachute went rolling down the runway. Evidently it was not connected properly if at all. The bomber took the entire runway plus a bit more. It went through the overrun markings, through tripple barbed wire, past a bunker and finally ended up sitting across a maint. road with the bombs on the rack. I remember the 52 crash back then. It was covered in the Pacific Stars and Stripes with a couple photos. I still have the article in my scrap books. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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