B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" Visits Long Island

moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
edited August 24, 2009 in Other Cool Shots
We had a visit from "Aluminum Overcast", the B-17 bomber owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association. They drop in every couple of years while on their summer tour, offering tours and rides. Try as I might, I wasn't able to get a seat on the media flight Monday :-(

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#5 - Jim Miller, a WW2 B-17 gunner, and his daughter received a ride on the B-17.
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More photos here: http://moose135.smugmug.com/gallery/9315850_KCGvB/1/622743890_sbB2V
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Comments

  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    It's a beauty.

    Cuong
    "She Was a Little Taste of Heaven – And a One-Way Ticket to Hell!" - Max Phillips
  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

    - Wil
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  • SLRdudeSLRdude Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    What a beautiful bird!!!
    Chip

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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Nice set. Love the B 17. Especially like your images #5 & 2. thumb.gif
    Michael
  • rontront Registered Users Posts: 1,473 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    She is a beauty isn't she!! I enjoyed your pictures very much. I have seen this old bird a couple of time here in Spokane, WA. Here is a link to some of the pics I took last go around here.
    http://ront.smugmug.com/gallery/5631412_MD8bw#346065368_qRQPo
    Even better than seeing these old planes is being there when they are around and hearing the old timers exchange stories from when they flew in them. Those moments are priceless!!

    Ron
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  • SKnightSKnight Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    I've been in that plane before! Came to a field North of Atlanta a few years ago. They had a cylinder failure so they weren't giving rides that day but it was still a blast to walk through.

    Great pics, really neat that you got a WWII gunner in front of it!
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Nice shots of a fascinating plane. I've seen the " Alumninum Overcast " on several occasions. A couple of years ago, I paid my bucks and went up for a ride in another famous B-17....The " Nine-O-Nine ". The next day I went back and went up in the B-24 " Witchcraft ". Those were trips I'll never forget. I'll give you a great tip....if you ever go up in one of those things, take a pair of earplugs.

    Tom
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2009
    Nice series of a beautiful plane. I really enjoyed the pic with the former gunner.
    Randy
  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2009
    Thanks for all the kind words! I love having a place like the Airpower Museum so close to home - in addition to all the neat stuff they operate, they always get these great visitors as well.
    The Moose is Loose!
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  • Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2009
    Nice pics John !!! I like #1 and #3 the best. I particularly like the head-on feel of #3 with the engines running. thumb.gif
    Fred
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