B-58 at Lackland
Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:28 am
Yesterday I was flying with my boss (nice guy) and one of the sites we flew was near Lackland. My camera's currently broken, but he was kind enough to let me share this with ya'll.
Photo by R. Kevin Butts Red Wing Aerial Photography
It was also fun sharing the sky with some F-16s.
Ryan
Photo by R. Kevin Butts Red Wing Aerial Photography
It was also fun sharing the sky with some F-16s.
Ryan
Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:31 am
Oooooo, nice pic. They let you fly that low over Lackland?!? They didn't try to shoot you down?
I see you all still need rain too. Looks pretty dry.
Look! A Hustler, a Hustler, a Hustler...it's only a model...Shush!
I see you all still need rain too. Looks pretty dry.
Look! A Hustler, a Hustler, a Hustler...it's only a model...Shush!
Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:48 pm
Unless there are two B-58s there that is on the Kelly side of the field.
29°22'59.18"N 98°33'36.70"W
29°22'59.18"N 98°33'36.70"W
Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:51 pm
bdk wrote:Unless there are two B-58s there that is on the Kelly side of the field.
29°22'59.18"N 98°33'36.70"W
Except Kelly doesn't technically exist anymore... We weren't too low - maybe 1,100' AGL.
Ryan
Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:30 pm
Wow, cool pic from above like that !
weirdest tetrahedron I have ever seen!
Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:33 pm
I have pics of the whole fleet of them in the weeds at DM prior to being scrapped.
Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:34 pm
I remember the B-58 parked at the 1966 50th Annv. Airshow at Kelly AFB...
Not to old, yet....
Not to old, yet....
Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:51 pm
Don't suppose any of them do this any more!
Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:31 pm
This one at the SAC Museum "Greased Lightning is a record holder: Tokyo to London in 8 hrs 35 min...
Real tight in there for a decent picture of the beast. Too bad !
Real tight in there for a decent picture of the beast. Too bad !
Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:39 pm
Doesn't Lone Star have the one that was in Ft. Worth? How'd it fare surviving the hurricane last year? We sure miss it and the B-36 at Pima here in thier birthplace! I haven't seen any pictures of the Lone Star B-58 in a while.
Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:11 pm
Lone Star's was a bit beat up. It stayed in the hangar but things hit it and it hit things...not too bad. There were some shots at the LSFM website during cleanup.
Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:13 pm
CrewDawg wrote:Doesn't Lone Star have the one that was in Ft. Worth? How'd it fare surviving the hurricane last year? We sure miss it and the B-36 at Pima here in thier birthplace! I haven't seen any pictures of the Lone Star B-58 in a while.
This photo is from 1999, but she looked good then!
Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:56 am
Hi All this was the Galveston example last year two weeks before Ike
She looked as if you could you could fill her with fuel, do a pre flight and send her flying!
I do hope the people at LSMF ar getting on top of the damage to their colection.
Rgds Cking
She looked as if you could you could fill her with fuel, do a pre flight and send her flying!
I do hope the people at LSMF ar getting on top of the damage to their colection.
Rgds Cking
Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:25 am
Here's the one from the Air Force Museum. I'll check when I get home to see if I have a good current photo of it inside the museum.
DAYTON, Ohio -- Convair B-58 Hustler at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
DAYTON, Ohio -- Convair B-58 Hustler at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)