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Grandfather, Father, and Son

"It boggles the mind," says retired Brigadier General Guy Townsend, who was one of two pilots on the very first B-52 test flight on April 15, 1952. "Right now, there are three generations of pilots who have flown that plane -- grandfather, father, and son -- in the same family. If it lasts until 2040, five generations will have flown the same plane."

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