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Old 19th Jan 2019, 21:35
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Originally Posted by Self loading bear
A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and an Avro Vulcan XH535 during the AGM-48 Skybolt trials, Edwards Air Force Base, 1961.
Originally Posted by By George
Tony Blackman 'Vulcan Test Pilot' page 162; 'Author piloting Vulcan XH535 as it formates with B52 Stratofortress 20008 over Edwards Air force Base, 7th July 1961'.
Those look more like Bullpups under the wings IMHO.

It can't be "20008" as there weren't any FY62 B-52Hs and 52-008 was a much earlier RB-52B/NB-52B used as a carrier aircraft for the X-15 programme.
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