So Cal So Cal Part II: Home of the B.I.F.'s

jwcdds wrote in post #16922396

Love the series, Julian... But this one's F'N AWESOME!!! Hehehehe... Bombs away!!!

^ Yes indeed, great shots there !

Seeing that shot from the nose, and imagining being up there while under fire from the ground and from other aircraft, flak bursts, with just that plexiglass nosecone...newfound respect for those who put it all out there.

navydoc wrote in post #16921621
One of my granddaughters graduated today. She will be going to college in Utah on a scholarship this fall.

Looks like my niece is the same age as your granddaughter. He graduation isn't until the 7th, looks like we'll be making a road trip to NorCal in couple of weeks. She also got herself a scholarship but gets to stay fairly close to home(UC Davis, and sister lives in Benicia).

Julian, thanks for sharing your flight aboard the "Nine O Nine". Excellent photos. I hope you don't mind but I shared the link to your series of photos with a small group that remain of B-17 enthusiasts. At one time, we had a very large following for a B-17 flight simulation game titled "B-17 Flying Fortress the mighty 8th".

lovemyram4x4 wrote in post #16922574
Looks like my niece is the same age as your granddaughter. He graduation isn't until the 7th, looks like we'll be making a road trip to NorCal in couple of weeks. She also got herself a scholarship but gets to stay fairly close to home(UC Davis, and sister lives in Benicia).

Congrats to your niece Dan.

Thanks for the shots Julian! I need to do that!

Dave Weldon wrote in post #16922073
Howdy Rezcar,

Could you toss us a Google map view of the San Pedro area that you are referring to? I'm interested in the location, maybe even this weekend sometime .

Thanks! Dave

Hey Dave! I wasn't referring to any specific spot. Just that San Pedro has an entire coastline with many more places to shoot rocks and such. I need to get back out there soon

airbutchie wrote in post #16922504
Love the series, Julian... But this one's F'N AWESOME!!! Hehehehe... Bombs away!!!

I agree!! Great set Julian.

rezcar wrote in post #16922861
Hey Dave! I wasn't referring to any specific spot. Just that San Pedro has an entire coastline with many more places to shoot rocks and such. I need to get back out there soon

definitely, a lot to discover there. I've been there so many times now, but it's like I'm discovering new stuff every time.

Charlie wrote in post #16922403
nice set julian, really nice

peeaanuut wrote in post #16922413
wow, what an experience. Great bomber shots.

Puckman wrote in post #16922442
That is awesome, Julian!

Thanks Charlie, Joe & Dean.

airbutchie wrote in post #16922504
Love the series, Julian... But this one's F'N AWESOME!!! Hehehehe... Bombs away!!!

Hehe. I wish I had a chance to go up to the nose earlier in the flight. There was some journalist from Santa Barbara doing an article on these flights as promotion (since SB was an upcoming tour destination) and she and her photographer HOGGED up like 5-10 minutes of nose cone time. (They only allow a certain number of people in the front of the plane at any given time.) I was lucky to even get the shots that I was able to get. Wish I had time to look through the norden bombsight.

TustinMike wrote in post #16922545
^ Yes indeed, great shots there !

Seeing that shot from the nose, and imagining being up there while under fire from the ground and from other aircraft, flak bursts, with just that plexiglass nosecone...newfound respect for those who put it all out there.

What surprised me was how small the bomb bay was. They didn't really get to carry that many bombs. Carrying a 10-men crew and god knows how many gallons of fuel just to drop a dozen bomb per plane or so. And the obscenely high casualty/loss rate.

Definitely a different time.

At the Chino Airshow, they had a former B-17 ball-turret gunner recounting his experience. Citing that the first time he saw flak, it was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen, that is until people started falling out of the skies.

navydoc wrote in post #16922630
Julian, thanks for sharing your flight aboard the "Nine O Nine". Excellent photos. I hope you don't mind but I shared the link to your series of photos with a small group that remain of B-17 enthusiasts. At one time, we had a very large following for a B-17 flight simulation game titled "B-17 Flying Fortress the mighty 8th".

I don't mind at all, Gene. Photos are meant to be shared and I am honored that you've shared my photos to your fellow enthusiasts.

rezcar wrote in post #16922855
Thanks for the shots Julian! I need to do that!

joonrhee wrote in post #16922887
I agree!! Great set Julian.

Thanks guys.

I got a little motion sickness 2/3 of the way into the flight so I just ended up taking it easy and enjoying the flight experience instead of looking for more photos to be taken.

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