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Feelin’ BUFF 36: B-52 Upgrades: EVS Mystery Cache

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One of the key upgrades that really changed the sleek face of the BUFF was the Electro-Optical Viewing System (EVS).   Initially an experiment, EVS began as a Sony television camera on the aircraft fin, and after some testing, the Air Force expressed interest in the system to do battle damage assessment, improve strike capability and to bolster existing terrain avoidance equipment for low-level flight.  After 5 years of testing, the production contract to outfit the G and H models with EVS was issued on 1970.  From 1971-1976, most Gs and all Hs were so-modified, some 270 aircraft strong, at a cost of about $250 million. 

The EVS added distinctive bulges under the nose that carried a low light-level television camera (capable of operating in starlight) and a forward-looking infrared sensor.  In the cockpit, the pilots now had video screen that overlay with terrain avoidance data, horizon, radar altimeter and airspeed as well as time to weapons release.  These upgrades allowed the BUFF to be employed in foul weather, low level missions.

To find this cache, navigate to these coordinates:

Dorr, R. & Peacock, L. (1995). Boeing’s Cold War Warrior: B-52 Stratofortress. London, UK; Osprey Aerospace.

Remak, J. (2016). Boeing B-52 Stratofortress: Warrior Queen of the USAF. Fonthill: Croyden, United Kingdom

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