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    Smile B-52 bomber comes to the rescue of lost Cessna pilot in Alaska

    One of those heart warming stories you never hear much of..

    http://www.minot.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123370257

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    Now that is some tight ops, going out of their way like that and still staying on mission schedule

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    can you image being in a 172 and seeing that beast come up alongside, yikes LOL
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    Wow this has the same premise as a movie with Scott bakula in it!
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
    I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spunker View Post
    can you image being in a 172 and seeing that beast come up alongside, yikes LOL
    The B-52 didn't actually form up on the Cessna, rather stayed high above the mountains to relay messages back and forth between the Cessna and air traffic control.

    But, still. Would be quite a sight!

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