Warbirds, check off bucket list

[Pete B]

A B-17, B-24, and a P-51 were in Ft. myers @ Page Field. stopped by Monday shot some pics, and set up to fly in the B-17 this morning. Pretty cool stuff when they fired up the engines.

their next stop is Marathon!

 

[Pete B]

 

[Pete B]

 

[Pete B]

 

[Pete B]

 

[Bobcat]

I saw in the paper that they were going to be in Marathon.....cool beans.

 

[Ratickle]

That's just way cool.....

Bobcat, don't pay them to drop bombs on Pat D's watchguana!!!!!!!

 

[Pete B]

 

[Bobcat]

If you ever read the book "Unbreakable" it details that 70% of all Aircraft lost during WWII were lost during training.

 

[old377guy]

Very cool plane; great shots!

 

[Ratickle]

Not sure I'd ever want to be a tail gunner though......

 

[Bobcat]

 

[fund razor]

Really cool pics.
Thanks.

 

[Ratickle]

How long did you get to fly?

 

[Spudsbud]

My Dad's 1st job in WWII was "hosing out" the remains in the tailgunner compartment so they could rebuild it.
He didn't do that very long.......

 

[Ratickle]

Sometimes we forget what others have gone through for us. Salute to your Dad...:USA:

 

[Bobcat]

:USA:

 

[Cookee]

Hey that's my seat!

 

[Ratickle]

That would be a really cool ride for awhile, unless you're being shot at.