Ezra Ray and I grew up together in a small South Georgia town of no more than three thousand persons. We were the same age, neighbors, and constant companions as we explored the pine thickets, swamps, and creeks that were plentiful in our neighborhood. Ezra Ray could always be counted on to add some element of danger to anything we were involved in. He was a risk taker, and after so many hours and days together, I became one, too....
This B-52 flew flew over three times just after 1pm during the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow on Saturday before departing back to its Pacific base - a 19-hour round trip from its base in Guam. It required refueling once while in the air.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber, designed and built by Boeing. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The plane has a typical combat range of more than 14,080km without aerial re-fuelling.