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A sign posted near the B-52D. It reads


Warning

Entering Explosive
Clear Zone
Stay on the Path


I didn't see this sign until I'd walked most of the way around the B-52D and started taking long shots of the B-52G located just north of the -D. My wife, who came up the sidewalk from the south, noticed the sign and brought it to my attention.

I was a good citizen and stayed on the sidewalk (which limited the photos I took of the -G), but I couldn't help but wonder whether the crew who mowed the lawn drove armored tractors or received hazardous duty pay ...

 
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Time picture taken Tue Aug 5 12:02:40 2008
Location picture taken Museum Grounds
Northeast of Lindeberg Rd.
Barksdale Global Power Museum (formerly the 8th Air Force Museum)
Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Picture also in B-52G
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