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Old 11-27-2012, 06:08 PM
mikeo80 mikeo80 is offline
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Originally Posted by Targan View Post
Is that last aircraft a typo? I'm guessing it should read B-52?
No, Targan, Dragoon is correct. He is referring to the B-58 Convair Hustler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_B-58_Hustler

This was the first bomber that could fly at Mach 2. It was designed as a nuclear attack bomber. Once the U.S.S.R. proved it could shoot down high flying fast aircraft, the B-58 was obsolete.

My $0.02

Mike
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