Bad news for North TX Plane buffs

[pmahaffey]

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/831829.html

[Chief]

For several years after we moved to Grapevine, my wife and I passed this curve enroute to the Carswell AFB back gate, heading to the PX and Commissary. As we passed this overlook, just outside the base, and saw such a clear view of the Carswell AFB flight line, we often discussed what a view this must have been for Soviet intellegence during the Cold War. This is where the B-36's, B-58's, B52's and others routinely operated.

Also, along the east side of the street, across from the now barricaded street's shoulder are several large houses. I often wondered how many were occupied by foreign intellengence because the view of the flightline from their upper floors appeared to much better from the now blocked overlook.
John

[Ztex]

Yeah the whole things just stinks...

I have been hanging out there since 1980 or so. There has always been people there....and it is still open, you just have to walk there. So it's not really a security issue as much as it seems to be a city attorney issue...

This subject has been discussed on Fence Check since it happened.

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,16733.msg198230.html#msg198230

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,689.msg195649.html#msg195649

[Second Air Force]

We used to sit at the little park on the hill east of Carswell to watch the goings-on. The park was getting quite run down when we lived down there in the late '90s, but I could imagine taking a picnic basket up there during the SAC heyday and watching operations.

[GARY HILTON]

What a shame....I used to live in White Settlement back in late 70's, early 80's....Anybody remember...Whats red white and blue, and eats grass? I remember a few tactical take-offs of the B-52s....that would always shake you out of bed...as well as the F-16's when hitting full afterburners on T.O.
When I moved out of there, the B-36 was just being set up for the outside museum on the west side....My son and I walked down there many a time, and got to crawl all through the big bird.