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Title: Old Airshow footage, 4 B17s startup and taxi up close
Post by: Fencer51 on March 21, 2023, 12:10:38 AM

FOUR B-17s startup and taxi past close enough to touch.

Texas Raiders, Fuddy Duddy, Memphis Belle (Film), and Yankee Lady

There are a few fighters at the beginning as well. Wings of Eagles Airshow, August 15, 1998.

https://youtu.be/sL4u4OM_7YI (https://youtu.be/sL4u4OM_7YI)

Title: Re: Old Airshow footage, 4 B17s startup and taxi up close
Post by: oboe on March 21, 2023, 05:46:02 AM

Never gets old, watching those beauties.  Wonder whose P-40 that was? 

Title: Re: Old Airshow footage, 4 B17s startup and taxi up close
Post by: Hajo on March 21, 2023, 07:10:39 PM

Awesome Kenneth!  Thanks for posting.  Did I see a B-17F there?  The last one to taxi.....had no chin guns.  Gimme the olive drab ones all day long.

BTW...........subscribed.

Title: Re: Old Airshow footage, 4 B17s startup and taxi up close
Post by: Fencer51 on March 22, 2023, 02:06:16 AM

Hajo, It's the B17G that was modified for the Memphis Belle movie and was still painted as the Belle.

Oboe, I believe it was the Genesco Museum's or the Reading Museum.. but it was 25yrs ago so it could be anywhere.