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A cross between a U2 and a Canberra.... white with small US flag on the tail. Long drooping wings with 2 turbofan engines mounted forward of the wings. Appears to be a 2 man cockpit, forward and aft...
Any idea?
It looked impressive :)
Mutt
One Outsider
31st Oct 2010, 18:34
WB-57 (http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/)
http://www.networlddirectory.com/images/blogs/6-2007/nasa-wb-57-plane-16461.jpg
Gotta love Pprune..:ok::ok:.... thats the one, sans NASA logo and additional fuel tanks.
Thanks
Mutt
TEEEJ
31st Oct 2010, 21:06
Details of some of the past missions in Afghanistan.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1235/downloads/OF08-1235_508.pdf
http://intelros.ru/pdf/jfq_51/29.pdf
TJ
JEM60
31st Oct 2010, 21:20
It's been in and out of RAF Mildenhall several times in the last 2 or 3 years.