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I was driving home from Walmart a few minutes ago, and saw a B-17 AND a B-25 flying formation right over me at about 500 feet!! Don't know where they were going or where they went, don't even really care...just a very cool thing to see

I would have wrecked.

Originally posted by Joint Chiefs Of Staff
I would have wrecked.

I almost did

Originally posted by Indy


I almost did

Try explaining that to the Mrs. LOL

Ah, well I was watching two jets fly overhead and...... hehe

Originally posted by Joint Chiefs Of Staff






Try explaining that to the Mrs. LOL

She was with me

Originally posted by Joint Chiefs Of Staff






Try explaining that to the Mrs. LOL

Ah, well I was watching two jets fly overhead and...... hehe

Don't remember the B-17 nor the B-25 being jets but...........

Originally posted by agentbeast


Don't remember the B-17 nor the B-25 being jets but...........

lol

Originally posted by agentbeast


Don't remember the B-17 nor the B-25 being jets but...........

a typo on my part.

I don't know the exact stats, but I think there are only maybe a couple of dozen B-17s still flying today...if that...so to see one in flight and not at an airshow is pretty amazing

Originally posted by agentbeast


Don't remember the B-17 nor the B-25 being jets but...........

Don't make me drive the 50 or so miles up to Cleveland.

Originally posted by Joint Chiefs Of Staff


Don't make me drive the 50 or so miles up to Cleveland.

LOL, me and my Jet Powered Sopwith Camel will be waiting for U

Originally posted by agentbeast


LOL, me and my Jet Powered Sopwith Camel will be waiting for U

hehe, and I'll fly over in my jet powered cessna to help out

Originally posted by Indy
I was driving home from Walmart a few minutes ago, and saw a B-17 AND a B-25 flying formation right over me at about 500 feet!! Don't know where they were going or where they went, don't even really care...just a very cool thing to see

Prolly Rantoul, IL or came from there. This past week Rantoul, IL has been hosting the World FreeFall Convention. The 2 planes were also in Danville, IL for show and were giving rides for the day. Maybe they were heading from over there...maybe, but who knows, hehe

http://www.freefall.com/

http://www.freefall.com/aircraft.htm

They had a B-17 and a B-25 here for jumps. They even had a 727 here yesterday for jumping!!!

Originally posted by Illini25


Prolly Rantoul, IL or came from there. This past week Rantoul, IL has been hosting the World FreeFall Convention. The 2 planes were also in Danville, IL for show and were giving rides for the day. Maybe they were heading from over there...maybe, but who knows, hehe

http://www.freefall.com/

http://www.freefall.com/aircraft.htm

They had a B-17 and a B-25 here for jumps. They even had a 727 here yesterday for jumping!!!

Well, that sheds a little light on where they were coming from...they were heading northeast...

Originally posted by agentbeast


LOL, me and my Jet Powered Sopwith Camel will be waiting for U

Your a funny man and to to drag Indy down with you....what a shame.

Have you ever seen my jet powered kite?

*gets into truck headed for Cleveland*

Originally posted by Joint Chiefs Of Staff


Your a funny man and to to drag Indy down with you....what a shame.

Have you ever seen my jet powered kite?

*gets into truck headed for Cleveland*

I'll just have to dig out my predator

Originally posted by Indy


Well, that sheds a little light on where they were coming from...they were heading northeast...

Ahhh Haaa...that would be the general direction to Rantoul from Indy. Bet that is where they were going

Originally posted by Illini25


Prolly Rantoul, IL or came from there. This past week Rantoul, IL has been hosting the World FreeFall Convention. The 2 planes were also in Danville, IL for show and were giving rides for the day. Maybe they were heading from over there...maybe, but who knows, hehe

http://www.freefall.com/

http://www.freefall.com/aircraft.htm

They had a B-17 and a B-25 here for jumps. They even had a 727 here yesterday for jumping!!!

Yeah, this is year number 2 that I couldn't go. Oh well, they'll be there every year. Those jumps from the old bombers are hundreds of dollars. Ouch! I really wanted to jump the jet this year. Oh well. Maybe next time.

Only bad thing about this years event was 2 deaths One person drowned in a man made swoop pond...and the nasty one was a guy video taping a jump and backed his way into the back end of a chopper, right into the back rotor blade Other than that, I think the event did very well!

You know Indy, I think I may have saw one of those planes over my house on Friday. I was watching tv and heard something real loud and thought it was Lifeline flying into St. Vincent's, but when I got to the window, I just saw a very large plane flying REALLY REALLY low (like 500 feet), but it was too far for me to see exactly which type. It was probably the B-17 because of its size. At first I thought maybe it was a C-130 but it was too long and narrow. I also saw one of those really old and ugly Sikorsky CH-34's flying right along side of me on 86th St on Friday afternoon. Maybe there was a big air show close by. You never see old warbirds around here unless something's going on.