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HIZNHRZ · 12-31-2009

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Originally Posted by ZR1Vette

Oh..and I think the B52 went ops in 1955...

April 15, 1952 B-52 prototype makes first flight in Seattle.
June 29, 1955 First B-52 for the Air Force Strategic Air Command is delivered to 93rd Bomb Wing at Castle Air Foce Base in California

bobbyhi · 12-31-2009

Well, I'll be 65 come April. The say 65 is the "new" 40

. Hope the body holds up like it's 40

Be safe out there this New Year

RICKYRJ1 · 12-31-2009

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Originally Posted by ZR1Vette

Well.... this fellow and I were born in the same month and same year>>>

Oh..and I think the B52 went ops in 1955...

This guy goes to my gym, lives down the road from me. Looks a lot older & shorter in person. Still working out so I need to give him some props.

ScottZ95ZR1 · 12-31-2009

I'm 47 and gaining.

Boeing's nickname for the B-52 was BUFF.
Unfortunately, some of us could be called the same.

Demps · 12-31-2009

39 here.

No BUFF for me...but I'll take an Eagle anyday.

jonszr1 · 12-31-2009

56 here ,but when i get in the zr1 i feel 16

flyin ryan · 12-31-2009

Old enough to know better

bb62 · 12-31-2009

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Originally Posted by ScottZ95ZR1

I'm 47 and gaining.

Boeing's nickname for the B-52 was BUFF.
Unfortunately, some of us could be called the same.

BUFF is NOT Boeing's nickname for the B52 and the term does not mean being in shape. If anything it is a denigrating term originally used by fighter pilots to mock the . BUFF stands for "Big Ugly Fat F***ers".

RHanselman · 01-01-2010

47 here and still flying Fighter Jets and Driving Corvettes!

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Originally Posted by bb62

BUFF is NOT Boeing's nickname for the B52 and the term does not mean being in shape. If anything it is a denigrating term originally used by fighter pilots to mock the . BUFF stands for "Big Ugly Fat F***ers".

BUFF pilot's named her not Fighter Pilots... Just like A7 pilots named their jet the SLUF... But if we had, you couldn't blame us

ScottZ95ZR1 · 01-01-2010

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Originally Posted by bb62

BUFF is NOT Boeing's nickname for the B52 and the term does not mean being in shape. If anything it is a denigrating term originally used by fighter pilots to mock the . BUFF stands for "Big Ugly Fat F***ers".

Yes, I know it's use is not the flattering form of the term BUFF - "Big Ugly Fat Fellow" in it's G-rated version.
UNFORTUNATELY, I find myself fitting the description a bit more every year. The gym helps fight off the fat but I've sure given up on the ugly.

I certainly won't argue over the origin of the term but it is acknowledged as a long-standing nickname even on Boeing's website.

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12-31-2009	#32
bobbyhi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mendota Heights, MN. 55120 Posts: 984	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? Well, I'll be 65 come April. The say 65 is the "new" 40. Hope the body holds up like it's 40 Be safe out there this New Year __________________ Bob Anderson 1990 #2405 White/Gray Haibeck chip,4:09 gears,Power Effects Exhaust,5 spoke chrome,C5 brakes,49th Street rockers,K&N,Hurst,Headers,Upper & lower ported Minnesota State Director Founding Member #19

12-31-2009	#34
ScottZ95ZR1 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pendleton, IN Posts: 658	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? I'm 47 and gaining. Boeing's nickname for the B-52 was BUFF. Unfortunately, some of us could be called the same.

12-31-2009	#35
Demps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Niceville Posts: 998	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? 39 here. No BUFF for me...but I'll take an Eagle anyday.

12-31-2009	#36
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,407	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? 56 here ,but when i get in the zr1 i feel 16

12-31-2009	#37
flyin ryan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta or Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 2,741	Re: How old are the ZR-1 owners? Old enough to know better __________________ There are no limit's mans ingenuity, just as mans ingenuity will never conquer the forces & behavior of this planet...Smokey Y.