Title: B-17 Attack on Dauphin Island
Description: Billy Fly's in B-17 over D.I.
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:01 PM (GMT)
Yesterday I got a wonderful chance to fly in a full-scale B-17. It was very, very cool! Flying in one of these gives you a sobering appreciation for all the flight crews that flew and died in WWII. (moment of silence). OK, now for the fun part. I arrived at Brookley and had a short pre-flight with the B-17 crew. We then manually turned the props (which is hard) and boarded the aircraft for take - off. I discussed with the pilot my disgruntlement at the way Dauphin Island politics were being handled, so, we decided to show a force that may bring peace to the table.
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:02 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:03 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:04 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:04 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:05 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:07 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:08 PM (GMT)
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 03:08 PM (GMT)
jonkoppisch - March 7, 2007 03:09 PM (GMT)
TONY F - March 7, 2007 04:50 PM (GMT)
Very Nice Billy. :thumbup:
alvinonline - March 7, 2007 05:44 PM (GMT)
Very Good, Mr. Billy.
Did yawl drop a stick of water balloons and flour bombs on the island?
B-17, one of my fav WW II airplanes.
Yesterday, while in Wallgreens parking lot, I heard a little different type airplane noise overhead, looked up and saw some kind of twin engine twin tail bomber :bigplane: looking airplane. Was one of those in the group?
Billyfrost - March 7, 2007 07:51 PM (GMT)
Johnny_J - March 8, 2007 11:04 PM (GMT)
WOW! Billy!
What an opportunity!
Can you get me a ride on the next trip? :paci:
Flying Dutchman - March 8, 2007 11:45 PM (GMT)
It was in the paper, Johnny... <_<
For a little over $300 you could have been a passenger too... :D
Club member Robert Sanderson also took a ride in one of the three bombers.
Johnny_J - March 9, 2007 02:02 AM (GMT)
Missed it!
Don't get the paper. :blink:
Maybe I'll catch it some other time> :thumbup:
Robert S. - May 27, 2007 04:15 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Billyfrost @ Mar 7 2007, 09:04 AM) |
| Pilots O.K |
GREAT PIX. :D
lloyderc - November 30, 2007 12:53 PM (GMT)
:dance: u go billy, :banana: i would have gone to, :yes: thats awsome :dance:
Russell flying Tigers - December 2, 2007 01:35 AM (GMT)
When will they be back to Mobile I would like a ride on a B-17 also.
Flying Dutchman - December 2, 2007 01:54 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE |
| When will they be back to Mobile I would like a ride on a B-17 also |
It appears to be an annual event...