For all you B-17 fans...."Aluminum Overcast" a beautifully restored B-17G-VE

Bernard Zee and YT ^ | 01/11/12 | me

[Doogle]

A CLOSE UP LOOK at a beautifully restored B-17 owned and operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association, "Aluminum Overcast"

http://home.comcast.net/~szee1a/Al_overcast/Al_overcast.html

[Doogle]

Photo's and YT vid ....what surprised me was how small the walk space is....where you walk around inside...cramp, eeeyeah. Just did not imagine how guys ran around inside during air combat.

[Doogle]

photo’s:

http://home.comcast.net/~szee1a/Al_overcast/Al_overcast.html

[Doogle]

take a ride:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4e8vuSFlrY

[Tijeras_Slim]

You’re right, I grew up thinking they were huge planes, and when I finally got to climb around in one I was amazed how small they actually were inside.

I took one look at the tail gunner position and although I’m not a big guy, I couldn’t imagine fitting in there for 14 hour missions, much less having the big brass ones to do it.

[Paladin2]

Try hanging out in the ball turret.

[Doogle]

Hollywood will do that to ya...*grins*

[AlexW]

Today, I still remember when my brothers lifted me up to go inside The Memphis Belle, almost 60 years ago, as it sat on a
tall concrete pedestal at the NG armory in Memphis.

It was only a few months ago that I saw the movie for the first time on satellite TV.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Thanks for the photographs. I can remember when these bombers were not memories. I love the sound of their motors.

[Doogle]

tail gunner too

[EGPWS]

Beautiful bird!

A tough one that brought many home because of it's toughness too.

[Doogle]

Bernard Zee photos....great photography

[colorado tanker]

Thanks! She’s a beaut.

[cripplecreek]

I’m partial to the B-24 because it was a local product.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKlt6rNciTo&feature=player_embedded

[Doogle]

I like em all...*smiles*..but you might find this site interesting...

http://www.b24.net/stories/annette.htm

[Bon of Babble]

Thanks for posting those amazing photos!

The B-17 is truly a work of art and a great tribute to American ingenuity and creativity.

Can you imagine hearing one overhead during WW II? If American, you felt safe knowing THESE were protecting you, if an enemy — you knew you were dead!!

My uncle was a B-26 Marauder pilot. He went down in October 1943, KIA — my family has never gotten over it.

[Red_Devil 232]

Holy Cow! What a beautiful aircraft and the pictures are excellent!

[JimVT]

Beautiful aircraft - Beautiful shots.

Note the access cockpit ladder that the boys of 42-45
didn’t need!

[Osage Orange]

That was great!!

Thanks!!

[rightly_dividing]

I have always had a fasination with the B-17s. I remember seeing the Memphis Belle when I was a kid. Now there is one that flys around here often. I can’t get an up close look to get the details, just enough to recognize it as B-17. It flys from the Conroe Texas airport. I can always recognize the sound of those 4 radial engines when it is around, though, even if I can not see the plane itself.

[JoeA]

Beautiful photos. Thanks for posting them. Any idea where it’s headed next? I’m in Contra Costa.