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Offline Guppy35

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B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« on: April 12, 2011, 02:30:10 AM »
...saw this on another forum.  Watch it full screen.    If it doesn't make you want to fly a 17, nothing will.  What a beautiful airplane

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Offline Rino

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 02:34:33 AM »
     Wow!
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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 04:24:23 AM »
 WoW  Beautiful to watch.
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Offline phatzo

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 05:22:12 AM »
pretty awesome.  :cheers:
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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 05:49:41 AM »
Go get a ride in one, it is money well worth spending!!!   :aok

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Offline HawkerMKII

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2011, 06:56:16 AM »
WOW..... :aok
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Offline thndregg

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 07:35:17 AM »
 :aok :cool: :aok
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Offline colmbo

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2011, 09:52:30 AM »
BT, DT on the B-17...I want to fly the B-25!
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Offline Soulyss

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2011, 10:46:49 AM »
What B-17? All I saw was a B-25. :D

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2011, 10:51:03 AM »
Nice :aok Awesome planes :rock



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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2011, 11:17:36 AM »
Why fly any other plane!
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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2011, 02:55:20 PM »
Would give about anything to take a flight in one just to get an idea of what it was like for my father.

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2011, 03:10:38 PM »
lovely a work of art!

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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2011, 03:10:58 PM »
 :aok     :rock
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Re: B17 fans are gonna wet themselves...
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2011, 03:37:00 PM »
Ohhhhhhh... shiny :confused:
I got chills down my spine from how awesome that was.   :salute
Though I dont remember the ride being quite that smooth inside the aircraft :x
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