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Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 01, 2006, 11:33:50 PM
Saw it today while driving with the wife out of Subway at around 6pm. Nearly crashed the car, pulled over and started filming. Woman is in shock as usual, not seeing what the big deal is.

****ing women....
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: ramzey on June 01, 2006, 11:43:50 PM
any airshow around this weekend????????????????????
Title: Re: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Debonair on June 01, 2006, 11:43:50 PM
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Originally posted by Wolfala
****ing women....


yeah, i like that also
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 02, 2006, 03:35:06 AM
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Originally posted by ramzey
any airshow around this weekend????????????????????


dunno, probally just on a tour around the area asking for gas money.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: GRUNHERZ on June 02, 2006, 04:45:50 AM
I saw the B24 on approach to Moffet. :)
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Seraphim on June 02, 2006, 07:41:41 AM
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Originally posted by ramzey
any airshow around this weekend????????????????????


Not sure about this weekend, but they will be in Van Nuys the 11th.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: FUNKED1 on June 02, 2006, 07:45:50 AM
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: GtoRA2 on June 02, 2006, 10:26:11 AM
Thats cool.

When they were here last year I shot accross three lanes of freeway and got off then stood in the bed of the truck as the B-24 flew over at about 2000 feet.

Awsome.





I also a few weekends back saw a UH-1 huey sitting in a field looking like it had just come from Vietnam, so I parked and went and talked to the pilot. They had landed at a local RC plane field to take pictures with a scale huey and give rides.   The thing was filled with cool stuff, had a pair of M-60s hanging off the sides and the pilot flew them in Vietnam and this one saw service there too. He said when they restored it they found bullet holes.

Fun stuff.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: ChickenHawk on June 02, 2006, 11:50:29 AM
Saw this beauty take off from the Museum of Flight in Seattle last weekend.  Had just enough warning to put on my telephoto lens.

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f93/hawk_fw/B17_01.jpg)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f93/hawk_fw/B17_02.jpg)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f93/hawk_fw/B17_03.jpg)
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 02, 2006, 11:59:43 AM
Guys got some video hanging around anywhere?
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Dago on June 02, 2006, 01:12:34 PM
I took a ride in the Collings B17.  What a trip.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Holden McGroin on June 02, 2006, 11:47:53 PM
A Lancaster is scheduled to be in Oshkosh this summer.

A B-29 (FIFI), a B-24 (Diamond Lil), up to 5 B-17's (incl. Aluminum Overcast) and a Lancaster from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, all sitting in the same airfield.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: ramzey on June 04, 2006, 01:15:29 PM
i was cleaning pistol on the porch 15 minutes ago, when B24 with red fin flew over me
awsom
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 04, 2006, 01:54:17 PM
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Originally posted by ramzey
i was cleaning pistol on the porch 15 minutes ago, when B24 with red fin flew over me
awsom



Wanna go down to Moffett today?
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: ramzey on June 04, 2006, 01:58:44 PM
yes
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 04, 2006, 01:59:55 PM
Call my cell dude.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: ramzey on June 04, 2006, 09:30:31 PM
i post pictures you have to write AAR ;P

(http://www.northoltwing.com/shootingclub/prywata/b17/images/PICT0110.jpg)

http://www.northoltwing.com/shootingclub/prywata/b17/
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Makarov9 on June 04, 2006, 10:46:10 PM
On the way up to the Los Altos range this morning I saw the B-24 flying over Hwy 85. It's an amazing sight when you're not expecting it. :)

Nice door gunners!
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 05, 2006, 02:29:58 AM
Well,

All said - was a lot of fun. Ramzey crawled up into the left seat of the cockpit and no one noticed until it was too late. Most of us ended up hitting our heads inside the aircraft at one point or another. Proper 50'cal technique wasn't taught to the Agnis and Eva, but they will learn. Hopefully through paintball for Eva. Flying didn't start till 2 hours after we left this afternoon. Eva came home with a sun burn - which was solved by a combination of Aloe Vera and Lidocaine.

Wolf
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: x0847Marine on June 05, 2006, 08:30:35 AM
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Originally posted by Seraphim
Not sure about this weekend, but they will be in Van Nuys the 11th.


A few of us are of us are going to that.
Title: Saw a B-24 and B-17 in formation over Los Gatos
Post by: Wolfala on June 05, 2006, 09:26:38 PM
(http://www.northoltwing.com/shootingclub/prywata/b17/images/PICT0070.jpg)