Author Topic: B-24 ride, pictorial for my AH pals (Read 841 times)

Yippee38 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2005, 05:15:17 PM »

That's a great experience, isn't it Brooke. Worth every penny. I did it a couple of years ago. Of course, right after I transfered all of the pictures to my computer, the HD died and I lost all but one. Luckily, the one was my favorite picture:

Obviously, that was before it was repainted. Being 6'4", I didn't risk trying to get into either turret. I'm sure I would not have gotten out again.

When they come to IL, I'm thinking about sending my wife up.

Brooke · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2005, 06:56:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Yippee38
That's a great experience, isn't it Brooke. Worth every penny. I did it a couple of years ago. Of course, right after I transfered all of the pictures to my computer, the HD died and I lost all but one. Luckily, the one was my favorite picture:

Wow! That is an awesome shot! It's very sad to hear that your disk failure lost your other pics.

Brooke · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2005, 06:58:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Roscoroo
Jerry flew Lib's and lanc's and is from England originally

E-mail me your phone number, and we'll set something up if you two would like. My home number is 425-827-2486, and my e-mail is brooke at electraforge.com

Brooke · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2005, 07:03:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Yippee38
...I lost all but one. Luckily, the one was my favorite picture:

You know, I just can't get over that shot -- it is amazingly good!

Yippee38 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2005, 09:28:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Brooke
You know, I just can't get over that shot -- it is amazingly good!

Thanks.

Tails · « **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2005, 10:04:12 PM »

Yippee... As much as I like the wind in my face, and as much as I love heights, I dont think I have the stones to hang my head out of a flying aircraft...

Nice pic!

Tails · « **Reply #21 on:** July 15, 2005, 10:05:06 PM »

double..

FiLtH · « **Reply #22 on:** July 16, 2005, 01:01:52 AM »

Awesome pics Brooke! Best Ive ever seen inside a b24!

I just finished Wild Blue myself...enjoyed it. When you were talking about the break away doors, it reminded me of the book. Learned alot of cool stuff from it.

BTW..Tilt, Kelly and me were lookin for ya...but Tilt got booted, and Kelly had a pizza come..so I rtb...we'll get ya next time

Brooke · « **Reply #23 on:** July 16, 2005, 02:35:01 AM »

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Originally posted by Tails
Yippee... As much as I like the wind in my face, and as much as I love heights, I dont think I have the stones to hang my head out of a flying aircraft...

Nice pic!

A 180 mph wind (or thereabouts), I believe. Ahhhh . . . refreshing.

Brooke · « **Reply #24 on:** July 16, 2005, 02:53:55 AM »

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Originally posted by FiLtH
Awesome pics Brooke! Best Ive ever seen inside a b24!

I just finished Wild Blue myself...enjoyed it. When you were talking about the break away doors, it reminded me of the book. Learned alot of cool stuff from it.

BTW..Tilt, Kelly and me were lookin for ya...but Tilt got booted, and Kelly had a pizza come..so I rtb...we'll get ya next time

Howdy, Filth! Thanks! Yeah, that was a great book. I love Ambrose's WWII books. Another one that I hear is very good is Wings of Morning: The Story of the Last American Bomber Shot Down over Germany in World War II, by Thomas Childers.

Cooley · « **Reply #25 on:** July 16, 2005, 02:56:19 AM »

Think that same B-24 was in SF bay area on Memorial Day weekend...I was playing in a softball game/kegger,,and that and a B17 flew low over us about 5 times,,,was a great day

I remember stopping the game and telling everyone what they were seeing,,
few seemed to care and thought i was loony

great pics,ty

SarinGas · « **Reply #26 on:** July 16, 2005, 10:24:01 AM »

I would have liked to seen the rest of the pics but I couldnt for all the drool on my monitor

Thats awesome bro! Glad you were able to take that once in a lifetime trip! Hopefully I'll be able to do the same if they ever get to my part of Texas!

Brooke · « **Reply #27 on:** July 16, 2005, 03:45:45 PM »

Howdy, SarinGas. Thanks, and I'm glad you liked the pics. The Collings Foundation B-24 and B-17 are, I believe, in Texas each year during their yearly tour of the US. In the past, they have stopped in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. They also sometimes stop in Oklahoma and New Mexico. The cities they visit change from year to year -- the yearly schedules are here:

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm