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Old 30th Jan 2012, 14:22
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pr00ne
 
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Pontious Navigator,

"stupid mistake of believing ppr00ne?"

You said the B2 was NEVER a bomber, which was untrue. It WAS a bomber, it was introduced as a bomber but appears to have been left in permanent Blue Steel fit post 1964. So it WAS a bomber, fitted with the Calc 3 ballistics computer and serving as a bomber until retirement in December 1968.

I think what you meant to say was that it was never in free fall fit after 1964, therefore would not have been a candidate for free fall bomber use in 1982, a statement with which I would agree.

Alertken,

I responded to the post by Pontious Navigator that the "B2 was never a bomber" which is clearly not true. Even a Victor B2 in Blue Steel fit is still a strategic bomber. His point about the free fall fit however is totally valid in terms of potential use in 1982.
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