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Old 21st Sep 2005, 18:48
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I don't know if this particular photo is a fake.

However, I can assure you that the Strategic Air Command DID indeed include up to 90 degree banked turns in the contact position as part of the syllabus for the B-52 and KC-135 Combat Flight Instructor Course (instructor upgrade course) at Castle AFB, California and Carswell AFB, Texas.

This picture is at least 10 years old (the B-52 is a G-model, the last of which retired about 10 years ago), and the maneuver in question was removed from the syllabus at least 15 years ago (or perhaps longer).

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