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MASDC B-57's

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MASDC B-57's

Post by xkekeith » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:01 am

All taken on a single visit in 1980 when you could walk down the lines when the bus stopped for 20 minutes at various points:

First the mighty RB-57F:

Image63-13289 RB-57F 58 WRS USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image63-13294 RB-57F 58 WRS USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image63-13296 RB-57F 58 WRS USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image63-13300 RB-57F 58 WRS MAC USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image63-13301 RB-57F 58 WRS MAC USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Camo B-57E now on display in Pima:

Image55274 'JO' B-57E 363 TRW USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image55274 'JO' B-57E 363 TRW USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Camo RB-57E:

Image55-4259 RB-57E USAF camo by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Silver/red RB-57E:

Image55-4239 B-57E ex 4713 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Camo EB-57E:

Image55-4275 EB-57E 18 TFW USAF camo by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image55-4275 EB-57E 18 TFW USAF camo by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Grey/red EB-57E's all ex 17DSES:

Image54276 EB-57E 17 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image55-4295 EB-57E 17 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

55-4287 - I had previously seen this aircraft at RAF Bentwaters in April 1977:

Image54287 EB-57E 17 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

55-4253 - I had previously seen this aircraft at RAF Woodbridge in June 1978 and it is now on display at the Castle AFB museum:

Image55-4253 EB-57E ex 17 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Grey EB-57E ex 4677DSES:

Image55-4257 EB-57E 4677 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Grey B-57E also ex 17DSES:

Image54265 B-57E 17 DSES USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Record shot of EB-57's at RAF Woodbridge in June 1978 scanned from a very poor slide..

Image'WR' F-4D & EB-57E USAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr
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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by SW Sky Blue » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:43 am

Good stuff Keith, I think there was only one left when I visited in Oct 2019 ...

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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by GCGRAPHS » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:50 am

Great shots!

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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by Seahawk 11 » Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:24 pm

Now these are just awesome, big thanks for posting them,

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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by paddyboy » Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:43 pm

Hi Keith :P

Awesome with a capital OR :Wow:

Thanks for posting :thumbs:

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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by eLaReF » Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:46 pm

xkekeith wrote:
Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:01 am
All taken on a single visit....... when you could walk down the lines when the bus stopped for 20 minutes at various points:
If only we could get those days back!

Always loved the WB-57F's
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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by Mustang531 » Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:38 pm

Very nice, would have loved to have gone to DM back in those days. Thank you for sharing these.

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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by Mike » Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:40 pm

Great stuff as always Keith, thanks for posting them. :thumb:
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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by dragonchaser » Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:18 pm

Brilliant stuff, I saw all but four of these at DM in 1987, great days back then when you could walk amongst them.

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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by 3Greens » Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:16 pm

Hi Keith,
fantastic shots and a great memory of the American 'Canberra' :thumbs:
We had EB-57E 54263 turn up at Binbrook , August 1978 I seem to remember

Thanks for posting
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Re: MASDC B-57's

Post by 3Greens » Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:38 pm

3Greens wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:16 pm
Hi Keith,
fantastic shots and a great memory of the American 'Canberra' :thumbs:
We had EB-57E 54263 turn up at Binbrook , August 1978 I seem to remember

Thanks for posting
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Hope you don't mind but managed to find a shot kindly supplied at the time by good mate Dave Tuplin.
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A look back through notes showed it worked out of Binbrook from 18th - 24th August. 54266 also visited on 23rd August over from Karup in Denmark where 5 were detached from the 17th DSES at Malmstrom AFB/Montana for exercise 'Oskboel 78'

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