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Title: B-17 in Ft. wayne, in
Post by: ridley1 on August 02, 2014, 10:24:11 PM
About 2 pm today I say a B-17 landing at the ft.wayne airport.  I was driving on I 469.  It was from a distance..but anybody from that area hear about or see it? Air show?
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Title: Re: B-17 in Ft. wayne, in
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on August 02, 2014, 10:25:38 PM
A flying B-17 50 miles from my house!!! Why did I not know about this!!!  :furious  :furious  :furious

I'm headed to Ft. Wayne tomorrow
Title: Re: B-17 in Ft. wayne, in
Post by: ridley1 on August 02, 2014, 10:30:50 PM
I noticed you posted about the angola air show...Are they related....?
At the time, weather was starting to come in..maybe buddy was getting her down before T'storms came in...

I was a good 5 miles out when I noticed her, and driving a big rig...but it was a flying fort.
Title: Re: B-17 in Ft. wayne, in
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on August 02, 2014, 10:40:02 PM
Quote from: ridley1 on August 02, 2014, 10:30:50 PM
I noticed you posted about the angola air show...Are they related....?
At the time, weather was starting to come in..maybe buddy was getting her down before T'storms came in...

I was a good 5 miles out when I noticed her, and driving a big rig...but it was a flying fort.
No they're not related (to my knowledge) The Balloons Aloft festival was a while back.

I think we got 4 droplets on the windshield driving through Fremont today, so we must have dodged a bullet if there was a T-storm  :headscratch:

The B-25 "Yankee Warrior" and the B-17 "Yankee Lady" Belong to the same museum up at Willow Run in Ypsilanti if I'm correct, so I imagine the 17 and 25 see the Tri-state Ohio/Indy/Michigan Area often.

And yes, The B-17 is a true beauty. I think this is the one you saw.  :aok

(http://www.warbirdsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/B-17G-Flying-Fortress-Yankee-Lady.jpg)
Title: Re: B-17 in Ft. wayne, in
Post by: ridley1 on August 02, 2014, 11:40:00 PM
Nope....dark green (my bad......olive)
Title: Re: B-17 in Ft. wayne, in
Post by: DaveBB on August 03, 2014, 08:02:50 AM
Why isn't the tail wheel retracted?  Is it permanently down on this particular aircraft?


Quote from: XxDaSTaRxx on August 02, 2014, 10:40:02 PM
No they're not related (to my knowledge) The Balloons Aloft festival was a while back.

I think we got 4 droplets on the windshield driving through Fremont today, so we must have dodged a bullet if there was a T-storm  :headscratch:

The B-25 "Yankee Warrior" and the B-17 "Yankee Lady" Belong to the same museum up at Willow Run in Ypsilanti if I'm correct, so I imagine the 17 and 25 see the Tri-state Ohio/Indy/Michigan Area often.

And yes, The B-17 is a true beauty. I think this is the one you saw.  :aok

(http://www.warbirdsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/B-17G-Flying-Fortress-Yankee-Lady.jpg)