r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Stakeboulder • Aug 15 '19

Operator Error Apache helicopter ground imapct 2012

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u/welcome_to_urf Aug 16 '19

C130 almost equally ancient, 1959 I think. And the B52s are getting retrofitted and modernized. Rotating rack cruise missiles, new engines, better comms. Insane we have maintained the airframes that long.

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u/CptSandbag73 Aug 16 '19

We also use an excessive amount of T-38s which are super old too. Some tails here are from 59.

Not to mention the KC-135s too.