1. Memories of SAC Crewdog 1974-1980

2. CREWDOG (kroo-dawg) noun
The people who fly or operate an aircraft and are known to lead a dogs life, i.e. to have an unhappy or harassed existence.

3. B-52D ‘Tall Tail’ Nickname ‘BUF/BUFF’
Length 156 feet
Wing Span feet
Height (vert stab) 48 feet
Max Gross WT ,000 lbs
Max Fuel load 270,000 lbs
Drop Tanks 20,000 lbs
8 Pratt and Whitney J-57 engines each generating 10,500 lbs trust on takeoff

4. Armament Can carry a wide array of weapons to include; Smart Bombs
Cruise Missiles
Sea Mines
Gravity (dumb) bombs
The D model with big belly conversion was capable of carrying lbs Mark 82 bombs internally and on external racks. The largest capacity of any B-52

5. The Crew All models have a crew of 6
Pilot (A/C), Copilot (CP) Bomb Navigator (B/N), Navigator (Nav), Electronic Warfare Officer(EW) and Gunner
The BUF is a crew coordination dependent aircraft. The Crew operates as a team and coordination is critical to the mission

6. The Pilots Occupy the upper deck forward in the Nose section
0/120KTS ejection seats go up
Manage and operate the primary systems
Flight Controls
Engines
Fuel
Hydraulics
Electrical
Radios

7. The Nav Team
The Offensive Unit resides on the lower deck forward of the Bomb bay
450’/160KTS ejection seats go down
Responsible for all aspects of navigation and majority of bomb delivery
R/N coordinates A/R rendezvous and majority of bomb run entry and egress and target delivery
Nav handles much of mission navigation and primary on Celestial Nav

8. EW office On the upper deck well back of the pilots
Ejection seat same as Pilots
Leads the defensive team (EW and Gunner)
Responsible for Threat Protection to include:
Detection & Identification
Jamming
Flares and Chaff
EW monitors and manages HF radios for the crew

9. Tail Gunner’s Office
Rides in the tail in the D, next to the EW in G &H
No ejections seat, manual bail out
Operates Fire Control radar which acquires and tracks threats
Operates the Guns ( Cal Hvy Guns)
working closely with EW on all threats

10. D model Stinger

11. The Mission ‘Peace is our profession’ (war is just a hobby)

12. The Nuclear Triad Land Based Missiles SLBMs Manned Bombers
SAC began Nuclear Ground Alert in (crews restricted to base and 15 min launch)
Began Airborne alert missions in with 5-10 bombers airborne at all times
Chrome Dome missions ended in 1968
SAC disestablished in 1992 and after 38 yrs no more bomber crews on alert

13. Operational Profile (train like you fight)
Typical Mission Included;
Hard scheduled launch time
Air Refueling segment
Low Level bombing segment
Transition (approach and landings)
Occasional Gunnery and Fighter Defense segments
Each Flight a 3 day iteration

14. Preflight Process 3 hr. prior to launch showtime
Base ops for WX and file
To the AC and meet the Crew Chief
Walk around and preflight the AC
Work any maintance issues
Engine Start 30 min prior to T/O
Final check by the SOF

15. Mission Launch

16. Air Refueling RN coordinates the rendezvous
Pilots coordinate with Tanker on radios
Set up position 30’ below and 50’ behind
Once stabilized cleared to contact by Boomer

17. CONTACT
Pass Gas
Practice Break away
Cleared to next event

18. Low Level Bomb Run OB Routes Desend on tract from 30M to 500’
Practice Terrain Avoidance and visual
EW threat practice
RN/Nav radar offset bombing
Dropping ‘tone’
Climb out and ‘recovery’

19. TRANSITION Pilots get to practice Crew gets to sleep
Post flight and crew debrief

20. NUCLEAR ALERT Began 1954-55 ground 1960 airborne Peaked around 1968
Alert=Loaded EWO AC ready to go
AC capable of T/O within 15 min of horn
When ‘cocked’ AC are in status for 60 da

21. NUCLEAR ALERT Alert tour begins on Thurs for 7 days
Crew change process 2 hrs
C2R2 begins
EWO review and 2 Man policy
A day in the life
CV Facility

22. For Alert Force Klaxon, Klaxon, Klaxon
The horn and then chaos
At the plane
Elephant Walk
The rest of the story

23. QUESTIONS

24. SUGGESTED MOVIES STRATEGIC AIR COMMEND BOMBERS B-52
DR STRANGELOVE (OR HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE THE BOMB0