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Peptic Ulcer Location: Katy, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 839 likes "Isn't it fun - being bad?" \| \| \|	Cherish Your Freedom (Roadside Oddity) < on 4/3/2016 12:47 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	More of a roadside oddity than an exploration. This thing has been been sitting on the side of the road between Jal and Eunice New Mexico for as long as I can remember. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. [last edit 4/3/2016 12:51 PM by Peptic Ulcer - edited 1 times]
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	That's just all kinds of strange. Circa 1965? For Nam Vets, Strategic Air Command Vets, all Airforce B-52s crewman? Wonder who put it there? Never notice that if I did drive by it. You see some damn strange things down here... Thanks for sharing
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relik Location: 44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI) Gender: Male Total Likes: 1082 likes There is no truth, Only a perspective. \| \| \|	Re: Cherish Your Freedom (Roadside Oddity) < Reply # 2 on 4/4/2016 3:18 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Looks a bit too large to be one of Junkyard's memorial pieces.
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YotaMan20 Location: Washington Gender: Male Total Likes: 250 likes \| \|	Re: Cherish Your Freedom (Roadside Oddity) < Reply # 3 on 4/4/2016 9:28 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Sup with the post sticking up from the top?
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	Flag pole?

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Sup with the post sticking up from the top?

I don't see a ground wire, and it seems a bit too short to need one, but perhaps a lightning rod.

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I don't see a ground wire, and it seems a bit too short to need one, but perhaps a lightning rod.

That makes sense. I'm having a hard time figuring out the true size of this because of the perspective. If it's as big as I want to think it is, a flag pole definitely makes sense, too.

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	The body of the plane is about 15 feet long. The pole on top used to be a flag pole. About 12 years ago the thing got repainted and a flag was there but the last few times I've seen it (about 6-7 years ago) there was no flag. Honestly even with the flag, it kinda looked stupid. I think they should cut it off.
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	It was built by oilfield workers to honor the B-52 crews that used to pass through that part of NM all the time. It's cheesy as Hell, but I always thought it was sort of touching.
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Post by Peptic Ulcer
The body of the plane is about 15 feet long. The pole on top used to be a flag pole. About 12 years ago the thing got repainted and a flag was there but the last few times I've seen it (about 6-7 years ago) there was no flag. Honestly even with the flag, it kinda looked stupid. I think they should cut it off.

Interesting. It'd be cool to see it with the flag, but right now, it has a bit of a ...unicorn feel to it that's kind of odd.

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Posted by YotaMan20
Sup with the post sticking up from the top?

They went a little overboard with the pitot tube... and installed it incorrectly.

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Posted by Jonsered
It was built by oilfield workers to honor the B-52 crews that used to pass through that part of NM all the time. It's cheesy as Hell, but I always thought it was sort of touching.

Real cheesy but cool. A B-52 formation flying overhead is a awesome sight.
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