In article <uoednd_drswR0E3KnZ2dnUU7-WvNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Byker says...
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>"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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>> Which one is still in service five-plus decades on? =}
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>That 84,000-lb. bomb load could have come in handy during Arc Light:
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>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arc_Light
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpYcvQGIZgc
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As someone who flew helicopters in the VNam War, I can attest to mind-numbing
power of an arc-light.
All pilots are warned ahead of time on "guard" which is a VHF emergency
frequency all military aircraft must have tuned in (121.5)
It's always an ominous recording stating that an arc-light was scheduled for X
time at location Y with a "max ord of 30,000 feet".
If your route took you thru the area mentioned, you changed course and
occasionally would see it happen in the distance...trees being tossed up like
match wood. If you were on the ground, you'd feel a slight rumble 20 miles away
and could actually hear it.
Awesome...but then the NVA/VietCong were also listening in on their radios and
knew ahead of time that it was coming.
Frankly, I think it was more of feel-good exercise than something that had a
lasting impact.
Just my two cents worth...
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