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To: Ol' Dan Tucker

Somebody was flying either a B-24 or a B-25 over my house last week. I could hear radial engines and saw twin vertical stabilizers when I went out to look. Didn’t see the number of engines though.


18 posted on 05/19/2019 3:11:34 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: Pelham

The B17 “Doc” is now flying weekly over Wichita. I see it regularly. Today as I watched as I came out of church a guy walking out said the forward nose position goes for about $1800 for an hour ride.


47 posted on 05/19/2019 4:59:43 PM PDT by whistleduck (arpoon)
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To: Pelham
The Collings Foundation is flying their "Wings of Freedom" planes out of Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA this week. They were grounded today because of the real bad weather. The B-17, B-24, and P-51 fly right over my house several times per day. LOVE the sound of those radial engines.


64 posted on 05/19/2019 10:09:51 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Pelham
Somebody was flying either a B-24 or a B-25 over my house last week. I could hear radial engines and saw twin vertical stabilizers when I went out to look. Didn’t see the number of engines though.

The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour 2019 is making a swing through California. They were at John Wayne Airport on Mother's Day weekend.

They had a B-17, B-24, B-25, P-40 and P-51. You can buy a ride in any one, for a price. Actually, they are very reasonable, especially with the freedom of movement inside the airplanes once airborne.

I rode in the B-17 a few years ago. After seeing it fly, I'm planning to book a hour ride in the P-40. Both the P-40 and P-51 are dual controls, so you get to fly the airplane.


70 posted on 05/20/2019 10:05:54 AM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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