US Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress over Wairarapa

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#2666026 1-Mar-2021 09:12

Handsomedan:
I'm stunned that this aircraft flew from Guam to do 3 fly-bys and then simply returned to its base.

I can assure you that was not all it did.

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#2666028 1-Mar-2021 09:17

They house one in the northern territory base. Likely swapped with that, or doing part of Tasman exercise going on now.

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#2666121 1-Mar-2021 11:49

I did think that the Great Reset was starting when it flew over Masterton with the bomb doors open...but no. They were just winding me up. 🤣

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#2666168 1-Mar-2021 12:57

They said (tvnz) it could not land here in nz as we had nothing big enough for it to land on. Is that correct. ??

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#2666179 1-Mar-2021 13:14

JaseNZ:

They said (tvnz) it could not land here in nz as we had nothing big enough for it to land on. Is that correct. ??

its the width more so than the length that's the problem. we have a few that are long enough but they need to be more than 150ft wide for the wing wheels.

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#2666241 1-Mar-2021 13:49

JaseNZ:

They said (tvnz) it could not land here in nz as we had nothing big enough for it to land on. Is that correct. ??

Pretty much. It needs a lot of side clearance (wingspan) and length (ollllddd)

Think they can do Avalon (melbourne airshows), and some of the mil bases in Australia OK

This may have been a 'sorry about last time guys' flyby. It never made it to the last encounters. Rumor has it it clipped the runway lights and couldn't take off until fixed.

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#2666251 1-Mar-2021 14:14

Handsomedan:

I'm stunned that this aircraft flew from Guam to do 3 fly-bys and then simply returned to its base.

Not to mention the three tanker aircraft also here to refuel it...

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#2666303 1-Mar-2021 15:29

allan:

Handsomedan:

I'm stunned that this aircraft flew from Guam to do 3 fly-bys and then simply returned to its base.

Not to mention the three tanker aircraft also here to refuel it...

its easy you just write it off as a training flight. thats this months one done.

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#2666336 1-Mar-2021 16:37

its easy you just write it off as a training flight. thats this months one done.

Especially if it really was a training flight.

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#2666373 1-Mar-2021 17:56

A friend suggested it was probably funded from the five eyes marketing budget. Made me laugh anyway 😀

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