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B-52 pilot describes how BUFF aircrews trained to fly a Stratofortress low level sortie against Soviets
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

B-52 pilot describes how BUFF aircrews trained to fly a Stratofortress low level sortie against Soviets

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Dario Leone
Sep 29 2022
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