Tour through the Darwin Aviation Museum - B-52, RAAF Sabre, Mirage III and F-111.

Tour through a USAF Boeing B52 Stratofortress (BUFF) / RAAF CAC-27 Sabre / RAAF Dassault Mirrage III / RAAF General Dynamics F111 / Darwin Aircraft Museum / Darwin Aviation Museum.
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Dassault Mirage III = 4:19
General Dynamics F111 = 5:48
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[@michaelwalker7700]

Nice video. As a B-52 pilot I actually logged two sorties in that tail number! Many many years ago!

[@lyndonwillms9668]

Thank you for showing this. I was the EW on the first B-52 to land in Darwin in May 1981. Loved it in Darwin and the people were great! Sincerely, Lt. Col Lyndon Willms, USAF (Ret.)

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it Lyndon!

[@gragrn]

The old Qantas hanger is still full of bullet holes from the Japanese attack. It's now an automotive museum and well worth a look.

[@davidcole333]

I always felt that the educational aspects of your channel sets you apart from your KZbin peers. You do great work Paul.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers. I almost prefer these types of videos as I’m more of an avgeek than a luxury travel enthusiast anyway. Sure luxury is fun, but crawling around these planes and researching them is great fun.

[@bullcogs7975]

totally agree the detail and effort is not unnoticed

[@matthewayers293]

There is a B-52 at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

[@laurentj7998]

Exactly . It's a B-52 D , with the lower fuselage painted in black, in service during "Rolling Thunder" opération in North Vietnam. USAF Museum in Dayton is a great place for those who love aviation and history !

[@tui1257]

Another great video 👍🏼

[@morrisvanik-m8v]

Nice to see an overview of all the planes in order. I didn't get to go into the Cockpit of the B-52 so nice to see inside.

[@bullcogs7975]

great vid, i went to fighter world in newcastle the other week i didnt reaslize how big those f111 are. also are you aware central coast is having airshow at warnervale in may ?it may be worth a look.if i see you there ill shout you beer lol

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers mate. And I fully agree! Both the F-111 and SR-71 were waaaay bigger in the metal than I expected. I'm up in Darwin for the next few months but maybe another year. :)

[@yobgow]

The F111 was NEVER known as an Aardvark in RAAF service. We called it the "Pig" due to its long snout that was always running along the ground in respect to its low level flying capabilities.

[@artistjoh]

Isn’t “pig” a contraction of the word aardvark (in English it means “ground pig?”)

[@WickedTkl]

So glad to have visited there. As a Japanese I knew I had to come see what my country had done. When I was driving into Darwin I noticed more and more airfields as I got north. I was driving from Tassie and also stopped at Woomera on the way. Grateful for the opportunity enjoyed every day of my 2 years visa before all this corona isolation.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Hope you enjoyed your visit to Aus😃

[@WickedTkl]

@@PaulStewartAviation I really did, wish I had a longer visa. By the way, for avion related, I recommend everyone visit Woomera testing range/museum in SA and Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope in NSW, knowing that nobody visits these places because they’re middle of nowhere. Check them out, maybe worth driving there!

[@MillionMilesMarc]

Very interesting video Paul, keep up the great content ! Cheers from France

[@db4239]

Another terrific video. I have always been proud of the B-52. I'm sixty and it's been part of defending my freedoms all my life, and to this very day. Just recently it made a flight to contested areas of the South China Sea. Brave Pilots in a timeless and magnificent aircraft. Thank you for your video.

[@daiminnathan5989]

My first time watching your channel, i really like your commentary, subscribed

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers mate. I have heaps of similar museum tours and more coming in the next few weeks including going inside that B52 and an F111.

[@Rhaman68]

Hi. Great aircraft video. I was surprised when the B-111 was assigned the F designator as technically it’s carries no “fighter” equipment not mission. Same with the F-117 stealth plane; it’s a B-117 and it’s only capability is to drop smart bombs. Oh well, the US has a thing about aggressive names. Oh, BTW, at 2:14 you mention .303 bullets. As a grammar nerd, sorry, the sentence should be “Here are .303 bullets” vs “Here is .303 bullets.” Greetings from the US. Ret Captain.

[@steveamurray59]

Thanks Paul, didn't know this place existed, bucket list.

[@AUmarcus]

What a great museum....thanks for showing us Paul.

[@bkdexter79]

I was lucky enough to visit Darwin twice, 1995 and 1997. I was at the AAF base doing maintenance on USAF assets that were prepositioned there. I saw the museum and enjoyed seeing different aircraft. I also loved Darwin and the people and would love to visit again some day! Cheers! Have VB on me mate!

[@kevinkennedy6362]

WoW... just found another one of your fantastic videos, Paul. Outstanding work... really first rate! Would very much enjoy a visit to see this museum some day. Most impressive! Thank you, kindly!

[@jevoulaispasdecompte]

I worked on RAAF base Darwin for a few months, was lucky enough to see jets, globemasters (I think) ospreys, cobras, hueys and more from close, taking off, flying in formation, afterburners, stuff like that. Even saw the B52 in flight! Not the one in the museum obviously. One morning as we were waiting in the truck watching the sunrise I realised dudes where doing the same, but they were sitting on an osprey roof/wings. Too bad we weren't allowed to take pictures. Which is weird since when you go on a civil flight you can take picture of those same spots, just not as close. Went on the Katherine RAAF base also and had an amazing, crazy low pass just over head, I knew it was coming since the army dudes all went outside gazing in the same direction, and I still went to the ground covering my hears... Went in a few other army places, saw a lot of very cool gears... War is bad but man does it looks good!

[@badgerattoadhall]

I think the b52 was the last bomber to shoot down a fighter with defensive gunners.

[@thefrecklepuny]

A couple of MiG-21's during the Vietnam War I believe.

[@badgerattoadhall]

@@thefrecklepuny correct.

[@pacajalbert9018]

Matematiku ktorá funguje na opačnom princípe môj otec musel vedieť prečo nechcel aby som školu

[@MrJimmy440]

If you haven’t seen it, look on You Tube, they have a film on the F111 Aardvark escape system. Very interesting, please check it out if you haven’t.

[@aurabanda6144]

Yo I went there a few days ago, by far my favourite museum. I've been there like 10 times, never gets old. If you live in Darwin or just stopping by, definitely visit. Great video!

[@michaellane6724]

Great vlog,I visited Darwin back in 2013 ,wish I had visited this place in the 4 days I had there before embarking on the Ghan train down to Adelaide.

[@heathertruskinger6214]

🧡 Absolute gold ! Thanks Paul. Hubby and I just sat and watched this. Amazing footage and information. Almost makes me want to fly to Darwin just to see the museum ! I will admit I always drove down to the Gold Coast Broadwater to watch the " dump and burn" the F-111's would do at the start of the Gold Coast Indi car races ! They would come so low over the Broadwater, we could see the rivets and screws in the fuselage ! 😂

[@timdodd3897]

Great video. Note the fuel dump valve between the engines on the F111. Made a great flame show in afterburner.

[@thefrecklepuny]

I read that because the desert, although hot in the daytime would get very cold, even freezing at night due to a lack of cloud cover. Iraqi tank crews would keep themselves warm during these cold nights by switching their engines on. The result? Types like the F-111F could easily see these now warm tanks via their Pave Tack systems.

[@darrenwilson8921]

Great vid, they seem to have done a bang up job on this museum since i lived in Darwin; of note, they used to have 1 day a year where you could walk up via the crew access hatch, basically climb 2 storeys and get a few minutes sitting in the cockpit, though you are waiting 2 + hours in line for the privelage!

[@anthonyzanca3641]

B52G flaps are bigger than the whole mirage .....funny. so many stories to tell....just take good care of her. B52G Navigator "Zuke"

[@daveu88sanderson8]

Good morning Paul, What a really interesting video, having served in the RAF in my younger days this video really tickled the taste buds. Some great aircraft that acted as a deterent to keep the peace. Finally, an honorable tribute to the great people who have given the ultimate sacrifice, a really nice ending to your video. Keep up your first class reviews. Kind regards DS

[@johno9507]

I still remember as a 10yr old seeing a B-52 fly in from Guam for the 1988 airshow at Richmond, she did a few passes then flew back to Guam without landing. That was a good day as we saw the Antinov 124 blow a engine up on takeoff too.

[@darrenwilson8921]

I was there that day; attended as a member of 21 flight AAFC....still got a photo album full of pictures from that time also..!

[@siddiquiumer8787]

MM Alam pakistani fighter pilot destroy 5 indian jet from F 86

[@florianhug9801]

I like the "nuclear consent" switch. Are you sure you want to start WW3? - Hell yes I am.

[@thetreblerebel]

The Stratofortress is a very impressive aircraft in person. Very very BIG!

[@davidp1288]

Another excellent video Paul. In the absence of being able to fly these “documentary” posts are really appreciated.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm literally editing more as we speak.

[@bitzahawk]

I do not recall that the inboard and outboard flaps could be moved independently up and down, i think maybe the museum raised some up so people would not hit their heads on the edges.

[@vimalkumar3815]

You must visit our Indian air force museum palam new Delhi India.

[@lokmanmerican6889]

A B52 in Australia?! Who would have thought?

[@johndornoff]

Thanks, Paul for another wonderful video. Had a friend who was a crew chief on the KC-135's out of Fairchild Air Force base in Spokane, Washington when the B-52s were still stationed there. What incredible machines which I had the opportunity to see up close especially when taking off and landing. However, one of my coworkers had the misfortune of being at a marketing event at a golf course that is adjacent to the base on June 24, 1994, when they witnessed a B-52 crash that seemed like right in front of them.

[@wotan10950]

Very interesting and informative! I live in New York, so I admit to little knowledge of Darwin (other than vaguely recalling a 1970s typhoon, whereupon Joan Sutherland gave a concert to raise relief funds). As for the B-52 engines, I read a recent AWST article stating that they were moving forward with 8-engine options, including those designed for regional jets, to improve range and efficiency, not to improve actual performance.

[@michaelmckinnon1591]

Aardvark is the English name of a species of anteater

[@michaelmurray7199]

I’ve seen the B-52 as a static display at numerous air shows, and even saw one flying in person over the D-Day Memorial in Virginia in 2019. Seeing the plane’s imposing stature as it flew over, I could certainly understand why the Air Force kept the B-52 flying for so long.

[@georgew.detuccio6259]

They are still flying... and projected to be flying for another 20 to 30 years...

[@Kreedogger]

If you ever happen to be in Louisiana go check out Barksdale AFB in Shreveport/Bossier. You will see them flying almost everyday.

[@DennisBunnikTravels]

Another great video Paul and another aviation museum to add to my 'must visit' list.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers D

[@PAP348]

nice vid. I also went there it was awesome especially the b 52 it was an amazing sight to see of that massive plane .

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

While the first two Mirages were built in France, they were assembled in Australia and all the remaining models were wholly manufactured in Australia.

[@MegaPeedee]

Major cities that were also attacked were Sydney, Newcastle and Townsville, not just Darwin: Sydney Harbour was attacked by midget submarines; Newcastle was attacked by a submarine shelling the city, and Townsville was bombed, the bombs falling into the harbour except at a suburb of Townsville, Pallarenda, where a bomb killed the daughter of a Greek farmer. Newcastle was a major steel making centre and a major industrial port and the export centre for coal mined in the Newcastle and Hunter Valley regions. The attack on Darwin was more concentrated and sustained.

[@markblackman2542]

The f86 wing fence is more common on the Mig 21 , 23 which go the whole width of the wing

[@graemecatty9921]

Great video Paul. Very informative. Fyi., Dassault is pronounced Dassoh.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks Graeme. Ah yes, my Aussie accent has destroyed that French word haha. I will be doing a separate Mirage III video so I"ll make sure I pronounce it correctly in that. Cheers

[@bitzahawk]

What is that background music ? I like it.

[@LEMMYLEMON]

Hello Paul, I have been watching since day one, I was just wondering if you have any tips to flight reviewing because I am planning to start doing reviews on my channel

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers mate. In all seriousness, record stable footage. And practice walking around your house. There is nothing worse than rough footage. The new gopros are very good although the battery life is average, Good luck!

[@LEMMYLEMON]

@@PaulStewartAviation Thank you for the advice 😃👍 I am also Australian and I am based in Brisbane

[@jonniez62]

Nice to see 'Glossy Assuie' again. It was the last aircraft assigned to the 43rd Bomb Wing and I saw her depart Andersen AFB Guam. I was one of a handful to see the 43rd inactivate.

[@lokiwiseyt8608]

You should visit the aircraft museum at Amberley air base they have a few ww2 planes including a boomerang and an a20 havoc as well as a few jets and helicopters. You should also visit the Australian Army Flying Museum at Oakey they have a chinook and it’s frickin huge. Just a bit of prior warning though if you do visit the aircraft museum at Amberley airbase it is still an active Air Force Base so you might not be able to do any filming outside the buildings

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks mate - I'll keep those other museums in mind.

[@michaelc8651]

Thanks for this video. Fantastic as usual and the commentary and information was excellent.

[@halitosis75]

Wonderful vlog Paul Thanks Must go to Darwin Stay healthy

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers mate

[@brandonvanwinkle8870]

If you ever get a chance, Right outside Omaha, Nebraska is the SAC Musuem. It used to be at Offutt AFB but now sits outside of the city. Lots of great planes there.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

thanks for the tip

[@edisontrent5244]

Fantastic video! Excellent narration! Happy I found your channel, looking forward to seeing more of your content.

[@iain1969]

I had no idea there is such a fantastic display in Darwin. It's is now on the to-do list. We saw the F-111 at Fighterworld and it's a magnificent plane but that B52 is next level awesome! Thanks for the video.

[@Nephiaust]

Best time to come visit Darwin is during dry season (April to October, the better months are May to September)

[@markrichmond4796]

Thanks Paul, great video as usual. If I can remember my very basic Afrikaans from years ago, I think Aardvark literally means earth pig. 😀

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers Mark, yep I'll add the earth bit in my F111 video :)

[@EvanOutdoors]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@dougcook7507]

At the Museum of the USAF, in Dayton OH, they have a F-111 ejection pod on display. You are allowed to get inside it as well.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Nice! I was booked to visit Dayton last year but alas covid cancelled that. I hope to visit there in a few years.

[@ironseabeelost1140]

If I ever get there I'll go there. If you ever get here, please visit the naval air muesum, NAS Pensacola. It is the very best naval aviation in the world and it's so much better than the USAF troops in Dayton! I also live here.

[@tomboard1]

You have obviously never been to the Air Force museum in Dayton. It is so large that it's very difficult to see everything in a single day. The NAS has 140 displayed aircraft. The Air Force museum has over 360 aircraft, missiles, bombs and space craft on display.

[@grooveyman]

Thank you again Mr Stewart for an excellent video presentation and commentary. So mindful of the aviators who died in generations past who contributed to the effort to gain and protect the freedoms that we have today. I look forward to seeing your next adventure on your channel.

[@badenchalmers2206]

I watched all this video on the B52s AND they never played love shack once Thumbs down

[@PaulStewartAviation]

haha

[@CB-ke5ev]

Great video Paul! It's always such a pleasure seeing quite current military equipment on display. It would be interesting to see how an active B-52 is any different?

[@EricIrl]

The remaining B-52s (all H models) have been extensively modified over their almost 60 years in service although from the outside they still appear much as they always have.

[@garthnaude9920]

Small correction to your commentary regarding the aardvark. A vark is Afrikaans for pig and an aardvark is not a pig but a completely different animal all together. Easy mistake to make though. Great content thank you.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Thanks for the feedback, I'll look into that before my next video.

[@philipguacci6452]

I managed to get there on my last trip in 2019. Also did the bombing of Darwin tour. Oil tunnels. War museum. Must do things. I totally love Darwin. Cheers.

[@martinthwaites2432]

Fascinating and well made video, really enjoyed this. Keep up the good work!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@barrynichols918]

I was a Navigator in the 60th Bomb Squadron at Andersen AFB and was present when Glossy Aussie departed for Darwin in 1990.

[@allonhanohof4496]

Very informative great job , I’m a fan and have subscribed, cheers mate

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it. More videos coming :)

[@joriskylie6857]

I worked on G's and H's almost 50 years ago and still recognize those H models I worked on.

[@bwinmaine]

I worked on H models and this is no H but with the shortened vertical stabilizer and the 4-barrel remote tail gun I wonder if it's a G. Ah, a little googling did the trick. This one is a G model. Back when, the H had the shortened stabilizer, a Gatling gun in the rear, and turbofan engines.

[@joriskylie6857]

@@bwinmaine generally the fastest way to tell the difference is look at the engine cowlings. As you probably know the G's had J57 engines and the H's had TF33 fan jets. Also, in the 70's none of the bombers had guns on them. Also the G+H models had the shortened vertical stabilizer

[@rwcassel2970]

Gs had 4 50 cals and Hs had the gatling gun.

[@N.006]

Good Video👏, i like That planes

[@MetalGuru965]

So I assume the B-52 is a "G" model?

[@ivanblakely903]

excellent & informative video - Thanks. I recall seeing the B-52 in Darwin in 1996, but had forgotten just how good that museum is. Must get back sometime. I had the privilege to have a tour of CAC Fishermans Bend in 1966 and saw the Mirage III under construction. They even had a metal foundry creating parts from basic materials. My recollection is the first batch of the 115(?) RAAF Mirages came from France, then some assembled at CAC imported parts, and the bulk actually made from scratch at CAC Fishermans Bend.

[@ivanblakely903]

on reflection - I expect it was the airframe built from scratch in Oz, but with imported engine (was it a SNECMA ?)

[@PaulStewartAviation]

cheers Ivan. I'll let someone with more knowledge than me answer the question about the Mirage.

[@tatfung]

Thanks for the tour, its very informative and lovely

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@CosmoHatton787]

100th like!! Can’t wait for Aviation to get back to normal!

[@Skyprince27]

Same!

[@forthleft]

Thanks for your efforts.

[@williamfraser27]

I was there in May 2017

[@張博倫-r2j]

At 4:24 you stated the Mirage were "French built", incorrect; they were French designed BUT the RAAF aircraft v were in fact built in the same aircraft factory complex at Port Melbourne as the CAC Sabre. CAC were a subcontractor to the Government Aircraft Factory. Aussie built.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

I stand corrected, it was Aussie assembled.

[@張博倫-r2j]

@@PaulStewartAviation well actually you could argue the original Hornets( now being sold to Canada) were assembled in Oz, but the majority of Mirages(airframe,engines, avionics etc)were actually built in Oz back in the sixties when Oz actually built things from raw materials. There is a great book titled " Wirraway to Hornet : a history of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation" that goes into detail about what they did with the Govt Aircraft Factory. Also both the State Libraries of Victoria(Wolfgang Sievers collection/photographer) and South Australia (Lewis Collection) have an amazing photo collections of CAC production building the Mirages and earlier aircrafts. Oh and part of the CAC factory still exists, it is now Boeing's plant in Melbourne producing wing parts for 737 Max.

[@petr-podrouzek]

Great job, very interesting, Paul :-)

[@nickluther9162]

You should do a tour of fighterworld at williamtown nsw if you havent already

[@PaulStewartAviation]

I might look into it. I'm not sure if they have any more jets than Darwin, though?

[@BritanniaPacific]

Hard to imagine that the b52 would be the military ancestor to the Boeing 707, matter of fact, outliving the 707 by thirty years

[@rwcassel2970]

I think you're a little confused. The C/KC/EC/RC and other -135 variants are pre airliner boeing 707 airframes and still flying.

[@battle_p9291]

Thanks for the video! Darwin is one of the travel destinations I want to make when changes to the current restrictions allow. I was stationed on the USS Independence CV-62 and the ship dropped anchor off the coast of Darwin way back in 1993. Unfortunately for us, it wasn't a liberty port, so I ended up staying aboard for the short stay. So close, yet so far. The Darwin Aviation Museum may have very well been one of the places I would have visited if I made it ashore.

[@davidwolf226]

With your tour of that still awesome B-52, I've never felt that the nickname of "BUFF" was fair or made any sense at all. I've always thought this to be a beautifully designed bomber. The U.S. Air Force moron who assigned that nickname was probably one of your typically disgruntled fellows with way too much time on his hands. I still see our U.S. Air Force flying these planes every once in a while here in northern California. Hard to believe this plane has been a part of our inventory for the past 66 years this year! Anyway, a great review, Paul. Thanks!

[@Arcusinoz]

Attacked from the Air???.........Sydney harbour was attacked by Midget submarines

[@staralliancefan1245]

That F-111 hiding in the corner looks incredible! Such a sleek design! And my god that B-52 is ugly! It's the dictionary definition of function over form! Incredible that they'll be flying for another 100 years!

[@spdfatomicstructure]

The B-52 is essentially the 747 of military aviation. Huge, designed by Boeing, remaining in service long after its maiden flight

[@staralliancefan1245]

@@soulsphere9242 True

[@jpinguela]

Hello from Brazil. I wonder why Australia had a bomber like the B 52? What is its use and mission. Grateful for any information

[@PaulStewartAviation]

It was a gift (loan) from the US after it was retired. It never flew for Australia.

[@jpinguela]

@@PaulStewartAviation Thanks for information. A think its used in Vietnan war. Better that way.

[@judefernandez827]

Thank you Paul Stewart . I’ve been here twice and will do so again soon to show my grandsons around . Never get bored around here .My favourite is the big BUFF .

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers Jude, yep it's a great museum

[@haroldmclean3755]

Very Good , Kudos 👍

[@timorvet1]

Did Angela and Steve look after you during your visit? I can just make out Steve in his F-111 shirt on the access platform beside the F-111. This must be a recent video as the new giant ceiling fans have not long been installed, great for open cockpit days.

[@sully4627]

This popped up in my "recommends" so here I am. I was a weapons loader on the FB-111 at Plattsburg AFB, NY and when the base was getting rid of the FB-111, we took all of the SRAM stuff out and converted them to G model F-111's. The RAAF received a few of those aircraft is from what I understand. I also worked B-52G's and H's. The tail guns are no longer installed on them.

[@lucienleech-larkin7544]

Actually, Apart From the Mini-Sub Attack, Sydney Was Also Shelled Fairly Heavily From the Mother-Ship of the Subs. The Shells Fell From Dover Heights to Bondi and Rose Bay, Amongst Other Localities! Sydney People Were Highly Alarmed, Anticipating a Follow-up Invasion; The Girls Working in Department Stores like Mark Foys and David Jones Were Sent Home, But Many Were Seen Congregating on the Steps of Mark Foys, Some Crying! The Panic Was Quite Palpable in the City! Mark Foys is Now a Court Complex.

[@WootTootZoot]

43rd Bomb Wing, Andersen AFB Guam. I probably stood guard on that B52.

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

Excellent informative video Paul that museum looks great I remember seeing the F-111’s over here a couple of times doing there famous dump and burn routine. Australia is on my bucket list it is going to take a lot of planning to tour the country and take in all those aviation museum did have a short 2 week holiday back in 2002. Very sad to see the awful floods in eastern Australia I’m guessing the areas hit by drought are not getting any of this rainfall that they desperately need? Thanks for posting always enjoy your videos 👍👏😍😎🇬🇧

[@scotty11782]

Thanks Paul

[@davyaldy76]

The Bell X-1 was not the first jet to break the sound barrier, it was powered by XLR-11 rocket engines.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Yep I stand corrected - it was a rocket

[@CrazyPetez]

It was wonderful seeing the BUFF. I worked on the Defensive Fire Control System on G models, 1960-1963.

[@eagle7757]

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV, Jesus Christ is the only way..............

[@hmsjr0154]

One thing I noticed on the B-52 was it’s missing the 4 rocket assist engines. Hence the term when taking off 4 burning 8 turning.

[@glennpetree8554]

Never heard of jato/rato on the buffs, on b47's yes. Also, never heard of '4 burning, 8 turning' in regards to the b52, i think you are referring to the b36. I think you are rewriting history or you are confusing b47 and and b36 types.

[@hmsjr0154]

@@glennpetree8554 No we’re in what I had mentioned was an attempt to rewrite history. I did I fact go back and look at information I have on have and I did in fact miss spoke on the above written post.

[@iansteadman4139]

Good vid Paul. My mate Owen Veal does a fantastic job at the museum and has more knowledge than anyone about each aircraft. He is a particularly good and thorough framie and prolific model maker too.

[@claytonsanders5435]

Tour has to start with a history lesson? Mate, what about Sydney Harbour/ Bondi Post Office, etc; 1942. You lost me right there. 20 odd seconds in. Very poor start.