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kona77
16th of August 2006 (Wed), 21:36
This was the pilots view while flying in the B-17. I was not happy with the color quality so I tried a different look.
Dante King
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 01:48
AWESOME!!!!!!! You lucky bastage!
zebedee
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 04:06
Did they really have sat nav in those days as well??? :-)
kona77
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 06:29
Hi guys,
Yes, I was very lucky. And no, they did not have sat nav back then.:lol:
I was wondering if anyone else was going to notice.
PhotosGuy
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 07:38
That was a great idea!
kona77
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 07:53
That was a great idea! Thanks photoguy, and I need to give you credit for helping me out earlier regarding layering. :wink:
Thanks
Az2Africa
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 08:08
AWESOME!!!!!!! You lucky bastage!

Hey !! That's from one of my favorite movies !
PhotosGuy
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 11:32
De nada!
Lord_Malone
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 12:21
Awesome shot. Awesome plane. One of my favorites from WWII. Loved Memphis Belle. Rates right up there along with Tuskegee Airmen. Looking at the photo, it seems like German Ack Ack would be bursting in the air at any moment. Great image!
johnthebaptist
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 12:59
The sat nav is the first thing I noticed (I'm a tech junkie:D ). That is GREAT!! Thanks for sharing.
kona77
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 13:52
Awesome shot. Awesome plane. One of my favorites from WWII. Loved Memphis Belle. Rates right up there along with Tuskegee Airmen. Looking at the photo, it seems like German Ack Ack would be bursting in the air at any moment. Great image!

I met one of the Tuskegee Airmen last year. What a great guy, so full of energy and great character. I wish we had more Americans like him.
Here is another photo of the flight. This is one of the guns in the tail. What a rough ride in the tail.

johnthebaptist,
That was the first thing I noticed in the cockpit also being a former navigator in the Coast Guard.
NukeGM
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 14:31
I cant wait to go for a flight next year when they pass through by me again. Missed them this year :( Not sure if the link is the same thing you did but it my be of interest to others.

Here is a link for anyone interested.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
NukeGM
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 14:37
Info for anyone wanting to do a flight. I can't wait till next year I so want to do this!

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
NukeGM
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 14:38
Sorry for double post, board had issues when i tried posting.
JuZ
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 14:56
Love the cockpit shot :D
kona77
17th of August 2006 (Thu), 17:02
Info for anyone wanting to do a flight. I can't wait till next year I so want to do this!

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
I have dealt with that company before. This is the company I dealt with this time.

http://www.libertyfoundation.org
Great bunch of people.
marie
19th of August 2006 (Sat), 10:29
AWESOME!!!!!!! You lucky bastage!

:lol::lol::lol:
malla1962
19th of August 2006 (Sat), 17:01
Superb,clone out the garmin lol.:D
Reefbone
19th of August 2006 (Sat), 17:23
Where in the Sat Nav? Lower left ? I really had to look for it ( if thats it )
Ronald S. Jr.
19th of August 2006 (Sat), 17:32
RIght in the middle on the "dash" between the windows...big garmin GPS gadget.
kona77
19th of August 2006 (Sat), 20:47
Ok, Ok, I will clone out the GPS, lol. Only if photoguy posts another good tuitorial.:)
PhotosGuy
19th of August 2006 (Sat), 23:27
Only if photoguy posts another good tuitorial. To replace it with a Mopar emblem? :D
kona77
20th of August 2006 (Sun), 12:34
To replace it with a Mopar emblem? :D
:):) LOL.
2005GLI
20th of August 2006 (Sun), 21:57
was this part of an airshow? They just had a b-17 at the wings and wheels expo at teterboro airport this weekend. I got to see it fly over my house no more then a few hundred feet above. Such a sight to see.
kona77
21st of August 2006 (Mon), 08:20
It was on tour coming from Canada. They were here for a couple of days and were giving rides for a fee to help with constant upkeep of the aircraft. It was a great pleasure to fly in it.