B-52D @ Battleship Park

[JOMiller]

Good morning,
I am pleased to report that the B-52D "Calamity Jane" on display at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, AL
has just received a new coat of paint. Finished in V/N era night camo, she looks great. Perviously "'Jane" was
looking a bit long in tooth.

[Robbie Stuart]

That is great news, sure want to get back down there one of these days!
Robbie

[hurricane_yank]

Was down there in August and it looked like work might be going on with her - glad to hear that!

[Warbird Kid]

Sorry but I had to…

[p51]

Got a good look in 2012 the last time I was through there, did they do any metal work before the paint? I've seen far worse BUFFs on display but this one was having some issues at that time.

[Pat Carry]

With a number of B-52's facing the chopping block in the past year, thats good to hear!

[Steve Nelson]

Great news..I was there last year and she was definitely looking a bit ragged. Salt air and hot sun will do that. Unfortunately paint tends to degrade pretty quickly under those conditions. Here's a pic I took i 2005 (about a month before Katrina) and she was pretty spiffy....



Here she is again in 2010, starting to fade a bit...



And here she is just three years later, in desperate need of a makeover..



Can't wait to see what she looks like now.

SN

[JOMiller]

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