Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

[jbwolffiv]

My father and I had bailed on the second day right after the Spitfire flew, which meant we would skip the bombers and the P-51's (we saw them the day before. ; We had to take a bus back to our car which was on the other side of the airport. ; Little did we know that the bombers would fly their passes right pas our car which was on a hill at the end of the runway. ; It allowed me to grab these shots of the B-17 (and some of the shots of the B-25' I posted already)

Scott, I think I like these much better than the ones I got last year.


Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress by jbwolffiv, on Flickr


Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress by jbwolffiv, on Flickr


Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress by jbwolffiv, on Flickr

 

[ddindy]

What luck! ; The light on this pass is just beautiful.

Forts have always been a favorite of mine, mainly because my dad was a B-17 mechanic just after the war. ; He also flew as a flight engineer on training flights out of Sebring, FL. ; He says his main job was to make sure everyone had a parachute and oxygen.

 

[rickenmartin78]

Very nice!


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[PolynesianMedic]

These are wonderful! ; Great catch!

 

[jbwolffiv]

Thanks Dennis, Peter and Jeff!

Very cool history about your father Dennis.


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[ELinder]

More excellent shots! I'm hoping to see Sentimental Journey in 2 weeks. She'll be doing rides, so I going to try to get some in flight shots as she goes out.

Erich

 

[jbwolffiv]

Thanks Erich! ; Good luck when you get the chance to shoot it, live to see how you do!


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[mSummers]

Excellent work John! ; The lighting is great on those.

 

[Scottwdw]

Fabulous!!!!!!! ; Remember that spot on the hill! ;

 

[jbwolffiv]

Thanks Scott and Michael! ;


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