Strategic Air Command GroupBulid

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Hello there, And Welcome to the group bulid.

Strategic-Air-Command GB.

Rules are very simple,

-Start date is Fedruary 9 2007, and end date October 9 2007

-Any SAC aircraft, and any prototype’s, any scale rangeing from 1/200 all the way up to 1/32

-Any after maket kits or scratched bulit extra features are welcomed

-I belive SAC was from 1946 to 1992

-And last but not least, have fun and keep us updated on your progress with picuturs

-And almost forgot cross/overs are allowed, and welcomed [8D]

Im doing a 1/72 B-47EStratoJet

A list of aircraft you can pick from will be added a little later.

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Here are most of the SAC aircraft that I’ve found,

Attack Aircraft,

Grumman SA-16, (later called HU-16)

Bomber Aircraft,

Boeing B-29,B-50 Superfortress

Convair B-58 Hustler

Boeing B-47 StratoJet, FMModel, 1/72 B-47E Stratojet

Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Wirraway, 1/72 B-36 Peacmaker

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, R-CMan73 1/72 B-52

? FB-111

North American RB-45C Tornado

Martin RB-57F Canberra,

North American XB-70 Valkyrie

Rockwell B-1, Usaf Ssgt B-1A

Cargo and Transport Aircraft,

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

Boeing C-97 Stratofreigther

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Fairchild C-123 Provider

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

Beech C-45 Expiditer

Douglas C-54 Cargomaster

Fairchild C-119 Packet

Fairchild C-123

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

Gates C-21 LearJet

Command AirCraft-

Boeing E-4A/B Flying Command Post, R-CMan73, 1/72 E-3 Heller/ mph34 1/72 E-3A AWACS

? EC-135 Looking Glass

? RC-135 Command Posts

Boeing E-48 NOAC

VC C-5A Galaxy

Fighter Aircraft,

Republic F-80 Shooting Star

North American F-82 Twin Mutang

Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Yardbird78 1/48 F-84F Thunderstreak

North American F-86 Sabre

North American F-51 Mustang

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star

North American F-82 Twin Mustang

Republic RF-84K Thunderflash

McDonnell F-101A Voodoo

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

General Dynamics FB-111 Ardvard

Reconnaissance Aircraft,

Lockheed U-2A, C Spyplane small Dragon Lady

Lochheed U-2R or TR-1 Large Dragon Lady, DesertRat, 1/48 U-2R

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Cessna U-3A, U-38 Blue Canoe

DeHavilland U-6 Beaver

Tankers,

Boeing KB-29 Tanker

Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

McDonald Douglas KC-10 tanker

Trainers,

Raytheon T-6A Texan II

North American T-28 Trojan

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Northrop T-38 Talon

DeHavilland DV-18 Twin Otter

Convair T-29 Flying classroom

Lockheed T-33

North American T-39 Sabreliner

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Oh man, I wish I could get in on this one but I’m just not able to. I’m a SAC vet; I was a KC-135 crew chief in the early Nineties.

That brings me to the following: As you can see by my post, SAC lasted a long way past 1970. The command was broken up in 1992.

The SAC bomber assets were joined to the Tactical Air Command fighter and fighter-bomber force to form Air Combat Command. The tankers were joined with Military Airlift Command to form Air Mobility Command. The missiles were joined with the Navy’s ballistic sub force to form Strategic Command, better known as STRATCOM.

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Opps, thanks cdclukey my mistake. Think I found that info wrong, so SAC was from 1946 up to 1992. So you were a KC-135 crew chief, where were you located at?

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Bah, a pox on you and your groupbuild, you tempt me sorely.

I have already over extended myself with GB’s currently but I will re-evaluate my position in a couple months as I have been having a very strong urge to build a B-58.

BTW for your list the B-58 was built by Convair.

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Thanks Aaronw, I couldn’t find the name of the builder.

I’ve found to great sites for finding info, pictures, different models on the aircraft.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/index.html

http://www.strategic-air-command.com/home.htm

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Oh man, I got one too many group builds going on right now, but I’d love to join in. Are cross-overs allowed?

Charlie

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Ok listen up [8D], those who are joining post what aircraft your going to do. And I’ll add your name to the master list. More than one person can do the same aircraft to.

Charlie [#welcome], cross-overs are allowed

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I was a “SAC Weenie” or “SAC Trained Killer” for 16 years, 1963 to 1979, so I am “obligated” to enter this Group Build. I worked with the SR-71 for 12 years so I should build one of those, but I would prefer to do something different. I would like to enter a Monogram 1/48 F-84F Thunderstreak.

Your list of candidate aircraft includes several that I don’t think were ever part of SAC and I can add several to the list that were.

First the ones that weren’t part of SAC.

A-1 Skyraider

AC-119

AC-130

A-10

C-133 (it hauled SAC’s missiles, but as part of TAC)

C-141

C-5A

C-9

C-17

C-27

EC-121

E-3A AWACs

E-8C

F-89

F-94

F-100

F-104

F-111, (FB-111 was, but not standard F-111)

F-4 Phantom

F-5

F-15

F-16

F-22

T-1

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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Aircraft that WERE part of SAC include:

Grumman SA-16, (later called HU-16) Albatross

Cessna U-3A and U-3B Blue Canoe

DeHavilland U-6 Beaver

Sikorsky H-19 or S-55 Chocktaw

Bell UH-1B and UH-1N Iroquois, affectionately called “HUEY”

North American F-51 Mustang

Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star

North American F-82 Twin Mustang

Republic F-84E Thunderjet

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

Republic RF-84K Thunderflash

North American F-86 Sabrejet

McDonnell F-101A Voodoo

Convair F-102A Delta Dagger

North American B-25 Mitchell

Douglas A-26 or B-26 Invader

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

North American RB-45C Tornado

Boeing B-47 Stratojet

Boeing B-50 Superfortress

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Martin RB-57D/F Canberra

Convair B-58 Hustler

North American XB-70, (not operationally, but prototype carried SAC shield)

Boeing E-4A/B Flying Command Post

Beech C-45 Expediter

Douglas C-47 Goony Bird

Douglas C-54 cargomaster

Fairchild C-82 Packet, (forerunner of C-119)

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar or Dollar Nineteen

Fairchild C-123 Provider

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

Lockheed DC-130A Hercules, drone carrier

Hiller HH-43 Pedro

Convair T-29 Flying classroom

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird (the almighty TWEET)

Northrop T-38 Talon

North American T-39 Sabreliner

Lockheed U-2A & C, small version of Dragon Lady

Lockheed, U-2R or TR-1 large version of Dragon Lady

IThere were probably others that I am overlooking. This list is definately not all inclusive.

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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Yardbird, thanks for the update on the list. Im not sure but don’t think the F-117 was apart of SAC?

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Correct. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was never part of SAC.

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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I was with the 379th Wing at Wurtsmith and the 380th Wing at Plattsburgh. One cool thing about Plattsburgh was that I got to crew the wing’s VIP jet, The Spirit of Plattsburgh.

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Well it came today, I got it out and it doen’t tell anything about what paints to use. On some area’s I tell what paint to use, then the other half got no clue.

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Wow… another GB I want to join! Not sure if I can, as I am already part of a couple!

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I’m really tempted to enter this group build since i live close to the SAC museum and have plenty of pictures. So i think i might with i don’t know what yet.

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mr.chex-

You’re lucky to live near the SAC museum, I have been there many times on my way to visit my father in Lincoln. Very cool aircraft there!

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Hey fellas,

As the name suggests, I don’t know a great deal about the USAF… but I am interested in the GB:

Does the model need to be an aircraft simply used by SAC, or should it be in SAC markings? Would a C-54 in markings for the Berlin Airlift count?

Flynavy1958

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Is a Korean war F-51 considered SAC? If not, what markings would qualify for this aircraft? I have one I started a while back, and might brush the dust off of it for this build.

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As of now I would say the aircraft would have been used by SAC, even if the plane doesn’t display the SAC markings.