When I was in college I lived about a mile south of the runway at Plattsburgh AFB, There was a road that ran by the edge of the base and I would do my runs down that road and back Watching the BUFFs take off and land was very cool especially with a crosswind.

Every now and then they would take off a lot of the 52's and tankers in a short time, I always wondered if I should get in my car and drive south as fast as I could.


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