Thule Monitor Mission
Et B-52G Stratofortress bombefly.
Thule Monitor Mission var en overvågningsoperation under den kolde krig, som blev fløjet af et B-52G-fly, der havde den opgave at holde kontakt med radaren BMEWS for at verificere, at den var intakt og ikke sat ud af spillet ved et eksternt angreb eller sabotage. Fra starten af 1960erne overfløj B-52 Stratofortress dagligt Grønland som en del af beredskabet Airborne Alert. Det var et B-52G-fly nummer 58-0188, der fløj som ”Thule Monitor Mission”, der 21. januar 1968 styrtede ned på havisen ved North Star Bay tæt på Thule Air Base, der var udset som nødlandingsbane. Flyene fra Thule Monitor Mission sendte på UHF-båndet, der har begrænset rækkedvidde, så Sovjetunionen ikke kunne lytte med.
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B-52 in flight FILE PHOTO -- Air Combat Command's B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry nuclear or conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. In a conventional conflict, the B-52 can perform air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations. During Desert Storm, B-52s delivered 40 percent of all the weapons dropped by coalition forces. It is highly effective when used for ocean surveillance, and can assist the U.S. Navy in anti-ship and mine-laying operations. Two B-52s, in two hours, can monitor 140,000 square miles of ocean surface. (U.S. Air Force photo) text source: http://www.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=12&page=15 http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021105-O-9999G-013.jpg
B-52 in flight FILE PHOTO -- Air Combat Command's B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry nuclear or conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. In a conventional conflict, the B-52 can perform air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations. During Desert Storm, B-52s delivered 40 percent of all the weapons dropped by coalition forces. It is highly effective when used for ocean surveillance, and can assist the U.S. Navy in anti-ship and mine-laying operations. Two B-52s, in two hours, can monitor 140,000 square miles of ocean surface. (U.S. Air Force photo) text source: http://www.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=12&page=15 http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021105-O-9999G-013.jpg
