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Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Ripsnort on September 24, 2002, 08:23:02 AM

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http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291326539

Sorry, don't have too much history of the aircraft except that I know it came from Colorado back in the early to mid nineties...I was to engrossed in the aircraft itself and didn't pay much attention to Ed, our tour guide :)

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: straffo on September 24, 2002, 08:42:10 AM

As seen on pict 19 you have either the same hairdresser

Or you all use a shaver to dress your hairs ;)

hehe :p

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Ripsnort on September 24, 2002, 08:47:00 AM

LOL Straffo!  I ask them how they want it cut, and it varies, but they like the "butch" cut during the summer.

Locally, a haircut for a boy costs $8, $10 for an adult.  Multiply that by 3, and you get $26 a month.  I saved $312 a year by buying a good set of clippers.  If ya need a haircut, I'm the guy to see. :D

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Curval on September 24, 2002, 08:50:02 AM

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Locally, a haircut for a boy costs $8, $10 for an adult.  Multiply that by 3, and you get $26 a month.  I saved $312 a year by buying a good set of clippers.  If ya need a haircut, I'm the guy to see. :D

You must have some Canadian blood in you Rip (or Scottish).;)

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Ripsnort on September 24, 2002, 09:10:36 AM

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Originally posted by Curval


You must have some Canadian blood in you Rip (or Scottish).;)

Theres a thin line between "Cheapskate" and "Fiscal common sense" :)

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: midnight Target on September 24, 2002, 09:23:12 AM

Nice Rip.

Title: Great pics!
Post by: GtoRA2 on September 24, 2002, 09:56:56 AM

Heya Rip
 What other planes does the place have to look at?

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Charon on September 24, 2002, 09:59:14 AM

Thanks, that's good to see. Is that a new one or did they just repaint Fifi? Looks like a solid restoration.

Charon

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Elfenwolf on September 24, 2002, 09:59:52 AM

Very nice Rip, thanks for sharing. (I'd never seen pics of a B29 interior before)

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Ripsnort on September 24, 2002, 10:07:18 AM

Charon, this is a ground up restoration project.

GTO, they have ALOT of 'em.  too many to name, though this one and on occasion ,the "Boeing Bee" B17F (The one used in Memphis Belle movie) are the only two you can actually tour on.  They have purchased the Arizona Champlain collection, and currently adding onto the museum to house those 50+ WW2 aircraft.

Thanks for the comments, my boys were estactic to say the least.

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: Wlfgng on September 24, 2002, 04:37:38 PM

sweet pics Rip thanks !

reminds me of that long-ass trip from the cockpit to rear gunner in an old B52 I used to work on.
a 'catwalk' instead of a  tube though.

Title: B29 tour with my boys....
Post by: NOD2000 on September 24, 2002, 09:51:41 PM

in Nov the B-29 and B-24 are coming to tulsa OK and i might get to work on them............:D :D :D :D :D :D :D