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Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Lizard3 on March 18, 2003, 04:35:56 PM

Going to take a look at a B-17 and a B-24 this week sometime. Anything in particular you want me to take some pictures of or are you guys set.

Don't read anything into this fellas, I'm offering just incase...

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Reschke on March 18, 2003, 05:23:54 PM

Where you going to see them Liz? My son does not have a baseball game to play this weekend so if its close I might want to tag along.

Title: Re: Hey Pyro
Post by: Tumor on March 18, 2003, 06:26:04 PM

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Originally posted by Lizard3
Going to take a look at a B-17 and a B-24 this week sometime. Anything in particular you want me to take some pictures of or are you guys set.

Don't read anything into this fellas, I'm offering just incase...

Is this indicitive of indications that we're gettin the B-24..??  Did I miss somethin?

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: funkedup on March 18, 2003, 07:13:14 PM

Liz is probably talking about the Collings Foundation planes.
They tour the country and sell rides for a couple hundred a pop.
Here's their schedule:  http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_sch-wof2003.htm

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Lizard3 on March 18, 2003, 08:08:36 PM

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Originally posted by Reschke
Where you going to see them Liz? My son does not have a baseball game to play this weekend so if its close I might want to tag along.

Its at the Mercury Air Center at the Bham airport.  I'm talking to HB to see if he wants to meet me and my kids there Sat. morning sometime. We could all do some lunch afterwards.

Hell, I might go after work one day without the kids so I can make rat-a-tat-a-tat noises with my leather helmet and goggles on. That way I don't give em an excuse to call me Tard-Daddy.

Schedule is:
Thurs, 3-6pm
Fri,  9am-6pm
Sat, 9am-1pm

Title: Re: Re: Hey Pyro
Post by: Lizard3 on March 18, 2003, 08:10:30 PM

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Originally posted by Tumor
Is this indicitive of indications that we're gettin the B-24..??  Did I miss somethin?

The part that I wrote, "Don't read anything into this fellas", means DONT READ ANYTHING INTO THIS!  :)

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Pongo on March 18, 2003, 11:00:18 PM

Woo hooo!!!
we are getting the flying fortress at last!

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Yeager on March 19, 2003, 12:47:28 AM

I had a tail to nose tour of the "Boeing Bee" B-17E at the Renton factory a few years back.  The AH B17 aint even close -but still, is close enough for dweeby gaming :D

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Jackal1 on March 19, 2003, 03:46:11 AM

Myself and two of my grand kids went to a fly-in recently at our local Municipal airport. Got a couple of pics of the 17 and other aircraft that was there on our MERC-AIR site, http://www.geocities.com/mercair .

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Ripsnort on March 19, 2003, 11:27:14 AM

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Originally posted by Yeager
I had a tail to nose tour of the "Boeing Bee" B-17E at the Renton factory a few years back.  The AH B17 aint even close -but still, is close enough for dweeby gaming :D

Sweet bird, I got to tour it inside before it was open to the public a few years back.

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: funkedup on March 19, 2003, 12:58:16 PM

Those birds are coming to our local airport (Livermore) on May 25-28.  If any NoCal peeps want to take a ride ($350 a pop) let me know because I'm doing it.  It's a lot of money but it's a once in a lifetime type thing.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_sch-wof2003.htm

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Lizard3 on March 19, 2003, 08:46:13 PM

Reschke, how does Sat. at 9 sound?

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Reschke on March 19, 2003, 10:37:10 PM

Sounds good I will send you an email with my phone numbers so we can get hooked up. I will even bring my little boy along for the trip so he can make those sounds for me. I will not be taking the rides other than in my mind. $350 is outta reach right now.

Well Liz I was going to send you an email but I lost your addy. Shoot me one so we can get the times and stuff worked out.

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: AKKarma on March 20, 2003, 08:46:41 PM

Originally posted by funkedup
Those birds are coming to our local airport (Livermore) on May 25-28.  If any NoCal peeps want to take a ride ($350 a pop) let me know because I'm doing it.  It's a lot of money but it's a once in a lifetime type thing.


You're in for a treat, Funked.  I flew in the 'Yankee Lady' at the Reading PA airshow a couple of years back, and I never regretted it for a minute.   You're going to gain some insights that you just can't get from reading a book.  

I still have a few pics from the flight at:
http://www.jv44.org/AirShow2001


AKKarma

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Lizard3 on March 23, 2003, 08:11:28 PM

Aft bomb bay...

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Lizard3 on March 23, 2003, 08:14:19 PM

TakeOff.

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Reschke on March 25, 2003, 11:27:19 PM

Hearing those deep throaty roars when they cranked up was a blast. Funked and NoCal crew with have a great time seeing these planes.

Title: Hey Pyro
Post by: Murdr on March 25, 2003, 11:39:51 PM

oh, you mean these 2 in particular then.
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