Riffing off of Hank's post, reminded me of this B-52 carrier fly-by

Jun 27, 2022
12:52:43pm

NavyCougar Contributor

[Updated] That time a USAF B-52 Strategic Bomber did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier - The Aviation Geek Club

That time a USAF B-52 Strategic Bomber did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/that-time-a-usaf-b-52-strategic-bomber-did-a-fly-by-below-the-flight-deck-of-uss-ranger-aircraft-carrier/

Typical flight deck of a carrier is 70 feet off the water.

In Nav school, one of my instructors was a B-52 Navigator that had video of them doing low-level training in the Colorado River canyons where they were flying below the rim of the canyons. The skills and confidence to take such a large aircraft into those canyons has always impressed me.

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Originally posted on Jun 27, 2022 at 12:52:43pm

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