Re: The last M-117 bomb (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation)

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2017/09/06 09:13

In article <eeqdnbMwTIZCly3EnZ2dnUU7-XPNnZ2d@supernews.com>, Byker says...
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv2TKtQejyA
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>During my tour at Andersen AFB (1973-74) I'd see thousands of these stacked
>up like cordwood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M117_bomb
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>Farallon de Medinilla is about 170 miles north of Andersen. After a
>half-century of bombardment, its 200 acres have taken their beating quite
>well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0FPqdsC8_Y
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>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farallon_de_Medinilla

In the Vietnam War, a B-52 strike was called an "ArcLight". They dropped these
by the 1000s. You could hear the rumble of their impact more than 20 miles
away.

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