My Days in Base Fuels@.Lincoln AFB, Nebraska 1965 Photo Gallery by nmsandrail at pbase.com

My Days in Base Fuels@.Lincoln AFB, Nebraska 1965

Photos are of Base Fuels operations, tank farm, truck delivery, pump houses on the flightline, along with some photos of the B-47s stationed there. At the time, LAFB was the largest SAC base in the world, with 2 full Bomb Wings, and an Atlas F ICBM field around Lincoln. The tanker loading photos in late 1965, was due to closing out LAFB and moving 6 million gallons of left over jet fuel to Offutt AFB. More photos will be added in time.. A bit of history to look at...Thanks for looking...

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Terry Worley		16-Oct-2012 01:02
Anybody remember the night we left one of the flight line guard dogs in pumphouse 5 and went over to base ops for coco and while we were gone, Lt Monhan drove his VW out to check on us. He opened up the dark pump house expecting to find us sleeping. He found the german shepherd in the dark. When we got back there he was clinging to the electric box with the dog snapping at his heels. He never said a word. The air police were not to associate with the POL guys again. Good times on the night shift. A2C Terry D. Worley. Long live Sgt D.B. Todd.

nmsandrail		19-Sep-2012 13:49
Terry Worley: I remember you!

Guest		11-Sep-2012 22:46
RAN ACROSS THIS SITE AND WAS PLEASENTLY SURPRISED. I too was stationed there at LAFB and was in POL. I too was there when based closed and I remember using those portable fuel stands to transfer all that fuel. Terry Worley

Eugene Hickman Jr.		05-Jan-2012 07:33
My father, Lt. Col Eugene T Hickman (AF ret. deceased), was a B-47 pilot at LAFB from 1958 to 1965, and an AC for the last 5 years. He and his crew, Pete Todd, co-pilot, and Al Ottaviano, Navigator, flew the last B-47 ever made, serial #53-6244, from Lincoln AFB to Wright-Patt AFB for enshrinement at the AF Museum, January, 1965. At the time of that flight, all three men were Captains. He later flew WB-47s for the 53rd Weather Recon Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) at Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, from 1966-1969.

Long Bach Nguyen		13-Sep-2010 05:58
Great collection of historical images...love those old B-47 image.

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