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7 B-17's and Counting!!!!

Wittpilot

Wittpilot

Warbird Guru
Liberty Belle is now officially on the list.... bringing the total to 7! I think they are pulling for 9 this year... I am booking my hotel room this weekend, will be the first air show I am planning on going on both days...

http://yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/

Fuddy Duddy & Thunderbird are the two other main flyers that I would hopefully expect to see on the list... that would fill 'er up to 9....

From Michael Luther
Update:

We have booked the following B-17s so far, more to come.

B-17 Roll Call,

"Yankee Lady"
"Nine-O-Nine"
"The Movie Memphis Belle"
"Aluminum Overcast"
"Texas Raiders"
"Sentimental Journey"
"Liberty Belle"

"Desert Rat" (display with parts)
"Champaign Lady" (display with parts)
 
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Count Von Count Approves!
 
Allen....got a good laugh out of that.:icon_lol: ..the pilot there looks like same one that flew the Fuddy Duddy, when I took a ride a few years ago. Don't remember his name.
Nine B-17's in formation, a few P-51's and P-47's...maybe have some of our friends across the pond send over some of their nice lookin FW's and ME's.....
CURT:kilroy:
 
Curt,
There will be an Me-262 & an Me-109... along with a B-24 and those B-17's all in one big reenactment in the sky!!

Also, that photo is of Fuddy Duddy, so it is most likely the same fellow...
 
Went through my pictures, could've sworn I took that same shot:isadizzy: to see if that was the Fuddy Duddy. Co-pilot's not the same tho...
Hope work picks up, this will definitely be a road trip...then again, I'll have plenty of time..
Curt:kilroy:
 
Curtis P40 said:
Allen....got a good laugh out of that.:icon_lol:
Click to expand...

I' glad! I thought no one would get it.

I Google the pic and added Count Von Count to the first one that I found of a cockpit.

Source pic is on this page.
http://www.warbirdalley.com/b17pic.htm

Pic info says...
"The crew of Boeing B-17 "Fuddy Duddy" guides the big bomber over Lake Michigan, enroute to the plane's former home in Elmira, New York. Photo by Tim Hirst."
 
I am excited for EAA Airventure this year. There are supposed to be a huge anoubt of both DC3's and B-17's. It will also be the first year I will have a DSLR camera so I am excited!
 
...:ernae: in heaven thinking about the hi-rez photos coming up..!
 
Nine B-17's at the same place at the same time? I'm thinking the ground will shake so much that it will feel like a small earthquake. A radial engine powered earthquake! :applause::applause::applause::applause:
 
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