B17 fly over!

[Freightman]

The B17 flew over my house last evening COOL.

[Hardcast416taylor]

One of the best symbols of American freedom over tyranny.Robert

[AZBronco]

The Commemorative Air Force flies the Sentimental Journey B-17 out of Mesa Az. Her four engines were made by the Studebaker car co. !

[TXGunNut]

Used to be one based not too far from here. Been awhile since I've seen it. Can't recall her name.

[Handloader109]

Texas Raiders is due here in Fayetteville near end of September along with a B24 and a couple of others. Out of the Confederate airforce. Go here to see where else they are flying.

http://www.airpowersquadron.org/

[Handloader109]

Texas Raiders is due here in Fayetteville near end of September along with a B24 and a couple of others. Out of the Confederate airforce. Go here to see where else they are flying.
Oops, the Commemorate air force......
http://www.airpowersquadron.org/

[Baja_Traveler]

Here's the plate off of the inboard starboard engine on Aluminum Overcast. Got to hop a ride in it from Gillespie Field in El Cajon Ca. to it's next stop at Torrance Airport some years ago...
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Hit the bombardiers seat as soon as the wheels left the ground..

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Clearing the coast over La Jolla...

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Scripps Pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where my dad once worked..

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Somewhere over the Pacific looking through the top turret.

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The cockpit as we approach the coast off of Long Beach...

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Long Beach Harbor

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Landing at the Torrance Airport - thats the Robinson Helicopter factory over there - we wrangled a guided tour of it when we taxied up behind it. amazing what you can get when you pull up in a B-17!

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[quail4jake]

Thank you so much for posting these photos. I recall Aluminum Overcast coming to the airshow at Millville N.J. some years ago. At that time WWII Vets were 70+ and abundant, I watched as one man walked up to the aircraft, fell to his knees and covered his face weeping aloud. He was the sole survivor of a B17 that went down in the English Channel, I learned from his daughter as we helped him to the medic's tent. I had the opportunity, later, to shake his hand and thank him for his sacrifice. He didn't think he had done anything special, "it was those who died who sacrificed, I came home" he said. He didn't regret what he did and I will always cherish the memory of meeting so fine a man. That's why it's important to fly these birds and remember the greatest generation who flew them out of love for us who were not yet born!

Here's the plate off of the inboard starboard engine on Aluminum Overcast. Got to hop a ride in it from Gillespie Field in El Cajon Ca. to it's next stop at Torrance Airport some years ago...
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Hit the bombardiers seat as soon as the wheels left the ground..

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Clearing the coast over La Jolla...

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Scripps Pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where my dad once worked..

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Somewhere over the Pacific looking through the top turret.

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The cockpit as we approach the coast off of Long Beach...

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Long Beach Harbor

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Landing at the Torrance Airport - thats the Robinson Helicopter factory over there - we wrangled a guided tour of it when we taxied up behind it. amazing what you can get when you pull up in a B-17!

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