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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.
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[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
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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Looks a bit too large to be one of Junkyard's memorial pieces.
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Sup with the post sticking up from the top?
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Flag pole?
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Posted by YotaMan20
Sup with the post sticking up from the top?
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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.
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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.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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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?
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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.
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Real cheesy but cool. A B-52 formation flying overhead is a awesome sight.
The cold war killed more than a few servicemen.
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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