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If you like WWII airplanes, you'll love this!
The video that's linked below is one of the most beautiful I've seen in quite a while. In full HD and with a musical score, it shows a restored B-17 and B-25 in flight over Arizona's rugged Superstition Mountains and Saguaro Lake. The flights began from Falcon Field in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, and were filmed as part of last year's Veteran's day celebration. Be sure to expand to full screen and turn up the audio. The only adjective I can think of is "magnificent." I guarantee you're gonna love it!
Here's the link:
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Thanks John for the link
In the early 90's I was at Falcon field and video taped a B-24 they had visiting...........similar to what my Father flew in WW2 in the Pacific.
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07-12-2011, 02:40 PM
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WWII planes
Planes from that era are nothing short of magnificent.
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thank you for the link i loved it
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07-12-2011, 03:15 PM
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Awesome--thank you for posting the link!
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07-12-2011, 03:29 PM
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"magnificent." I guarantee you're gonna love it! John
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You're right. Thanks. Joe
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Magnificent aircraft, back in the early 1980s IIRC this aircraft made it's west coast swing. They stopped in at the Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW). Being an aircraft nut, I took my son over to see her. One does not realize how small a crew member had to be to serve on one of these aircraft until you walk through one.
Excellent video
oops,
by "this aircraft" I was referring to the Sentimental Journey.
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One does not realize how small a crew member had to be to serve on one of these aircraft until you walk through one. Excellent video
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Bill: My wife and I took our son to see the Nimitz Museum in Fredricksburg, TX on the 4th of July. I was very surprised to see how small some of the uniforms were for our Marines and sailors until I remembered the average age for servicemen during WW-2 was 19. I also remember how slim and trim I was after basic at age 19. It's scary how that cheap GI issue clothing shrinks over the years!
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07-12-2011, 05:05 PM
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Thanks ! I love watching those WWII planes.
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07-12-2011, 05:21 PM
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The restored B-17, the Sentimental Journey, has been flown and displayed in the Phoenix area for years. It costs a great deal to keep it in flying condition, and donations to the Commemorative Air Force are always appreciated. I remember, as a kid in Phoenix during WWII, seeing B-17s and P-38s flying overhead on training missions. They were thrilling to see, both then and now.
I have kept a spark plug from the Sentimental Journey. It's sitting on my desk now as I write this. It reminds me of the heroism of the men who flew such airplanes in combat. One of my wife's uncles was a waist gunner on a B-17 over North Africa in WWII; sadly he passed away a few years ago. He was certainly on my list of certified heroes from that era.
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There was a mid-air collision this past weekend at the Duxford air show between the P-51 "Big Beautiful Doll" and a AD1 Skyraider. The Skyraider landed minus part of a wing, the P-51 crashed after the pilot safely bailed out.
Mid-air collision at Duxford | World Warbird News
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.p...511889#p511889
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07-12-2011, 05:59 PM
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Eat your hearts out guys! A P-47 was practicing aerobatics over my house yesterday.
There's a little museum up the road and there are occasional war bird gathering there. I suspect that's what this was all about.
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07-12-2011, 06:10 PM
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Awesome footage. I would love to fly one of those but it will happen only in my dreams.
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Great video, thanks for sharing it. Watching those beautiful airplanes never gets old.
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John,
Beautiful planes, lovely flight, and cool background music.
Thanks for sharing!
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Beautiful planes...I have friends (now passed) and spoke to some acquaintances in England who had some really interesting stories on them--first hand accounts of that era in history. I miss those men who have now since passed; one imparticular. Suffice to say, that at times in life we meet people who have a profound impact on our lives, one was a tail gunner who inspired me at a young age to make the best of every day and treat all people fairly.
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It's unfortunate that the WWII era is fading from consciousness. I had a Geography prof in college that was a waist gunner on a B 17. He had given the "whole 9 yards" many times and lived to tell. I think my favorite of his many stories was landing after a mission and passing a P 51, noticing the "kills" painted under the cockpit. This particular plane had a dozen swastikas and a picture of an outhouse. He asked the pilot for the story and was told "On the way back I saw this "soldier" (insert derogatory term) running into the "facility." I had rounds left so I gave him a short burst. It was a witnessed kill and I'm counting it." Sadly, Dr.A passed long ago. Joe
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I dont know why. But I got tears in my eyes. This could go on for about an hour. (I love this music to) Thank you Paladin for sharing.
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Nice Spitfire's. I love them to. What type is the one with the flattned wings?
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The wife and I both flew on the B-17 from Falcon Field a few years back. The planes name was "Sentimental Jorney". Cost us $350 each for a 20 minute flight but it was worth it. Her dad was a ball turret gunner on a 17 during the war and racked up 51 missions riding the ball.
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