The weather has been so yucky that outdoor activities today, were ruled out. We drove a few miles to visit The Armament Museum on Eglin AFB. Eglin is where most of our bombs and missles are tested because it is the largest AB in the world. Over 600 square miles. The pic of the white bomb is "Fat Man", the bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945. It weighed (10,800 Lbs ) more than those airplanes hanging from the ceiling. One bit of trivia, that bomb exploded 2000 feet above the city doing massively more damage than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima called "Little Boy" that exploded after ground contact. It weighed 9,700 Lbs. Now, the SR-71 was first flown in 1964. It still holds all speed and altitude records. 2150 MPH, 85,000 feet, LA to DC in 1 hour and 4 minutes. Try to remember that stuff, there's no telling when you might need it. Deep Freeze tonight. Probably more frozen pipes.
Elgin is where my sister and I were born way back when my dad was in the Air Force!
ReplyDeleteWeird! My brother and I were born there too!!
DeleteThis is at it is 11 degrees here at this time. Usually goes down a degree or two or three when crew gets up. Hope you are warmer. Interesting facts. Will see how long I can remember them.
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ReplyDeleteThis was posted at 4 am. Don't know why my phone says 130. Pat
ReplyDeleteAnother cold night tonight for Steve and I, then a warm up. Pat
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