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Went flying in a B-17 Flying Fortress...
Went flying in a B-17 Flying Fortress...
My wife surprised me last week with a ticket on a B-17 flight. The B-17 in question is "The Liberty Belle" and I can tell you it was a flight that I'll never forget. I've literally got thousands of hours of flight time when I was in the Navy, but I don't think I've ever been so excited about a flight as I was for this one...
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
Yeah, talked to one of the guys involved with this group and they tour on weekends from February through November. I think there are three, maybe four planes that tour out of the 13 that are operational.Humboldt wrote:Very cool Indy. Looks like a blast.
Is that a tour that moves around the country? We just had a similar one here a couple months ago, I would've loved to have gone but found out about it too late.
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“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
This is what I found out about the day prior to the event: http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_15299562Indy wrote:Yeah, talked to one of the guys involved with this group and they tour on weekends from February through November. I think there are three, maybe four planes that tour out of the 13 that are operational.
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YeOldeStonecat
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It was a great experienceYeOldeStonecat wrote:A buddy of mine just went on one of the other B17's on tour..."Aluminum Overcast".
Man, as an avid WWII fan, I'd love to do this, gotta be the balls!
If you notice on one of the pictures that I took you can see the tail of the aircraft as I'm looking back...the actuality of that picture was that my head and camera were sticking out of the top of the aircraft while we were flying. Now that's a rush!------
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
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cybotron r_9
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Thankscybotron r_9 wrote:NIce pics Indy.....esp this one.......
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicaeron ... 958465770/
That one is my favorite also. I saw him standing back there just staring out the window and knew that he was reliving his days as a doorgunner. It's one of those types of pictures that you happen just to luck into, and it happened to be my lucky day ------
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful thing we can experience in life is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: for his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
I say offer that one to National GeographicIndy wrote:Thanks
