CDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agothe curse of the strategic bomber that refuses to be retired is not USA-exclusive.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1144arrow-down1imagethe curse of the strategic bomber that refuses to be retired is not USA-exclusive.sh.itjust.worksCDRMITTENS@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI wouldn’t be surprised if they keep a few flying just to say they made it past 100. The plan for retirement is already pretty close to 100 years.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoYeah it goes well with American pride at least, we have the oldest active duty naval vessel why not the a bomber that was made when vacuum tubes were the norm.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they keep a few flying just to say they made it past 100. The plan for retirement is already pretty close to 100 years.
Yeah it goes well with American pride at least, we have the oldest active duty naval vessel why not the a bomber that was made when vacuum tubes were the norm.