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hpshaft t1_jab7abq wrote
Reply to comment by Thunderbird120 in TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself
B52s are also in the beginning stage of FINALLY getting new commercial based engines. That alone will help prolong its lifespan.
hpshaft t1_its0w5j wrote
Reply to comment by GBreezy in TIL That Matt Bissonnette, the former DEVGRU operator who, under the pseudonym Mark Owen, wrote the first book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was forced to turn over the almost $7 million he made from the book because he failed to get the book approved before it was published. by GentPc
Seals get the glamour, but we all know CAG and SOAR put in work.
hpshaft t1_je89sxw wrote
Reply to comment by Mr_Cuddlefish in TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
The Riv' is certainly weird.