tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post2444976907073266204..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Air Show Weekend!SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46179146614375461242018-03-30T21:59:08.267-04:002018-03-30T21:59:08.267-04:00Ahhhh...that makes sense. This was the plane used ...Ahhhh...that makes sense. This was the plane used in the movie. The "real" Memphis Bell is now in Dayton at the USAF Museum. They just finished restoring it and are going to display it in the Museum in May. Anyone that get's close to Dayton and loves planes, check out this Museum! It's AWESOME!<br /><br />I encourage you to at least tour the B-17. My wife left me fly in the Aluminum Overcast last year and, even though I know all about the B-17, I was still dumbfounded at how little protection there was for the crew. And...sitting in the nose at the bombardier station is as close as you can get to feeling like your flying without a plane!LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-54631671320154610902018-03-29T08:32:23.060-04:002018-03-29T08:32:23.060-04:00No, I wasn't aware. The air show's web si...No, I wasn't aware. The air show's <a href="http://airandspaceshow.com/b-17-memphis-belle/" rel="nofollow">web site</a>referred to this plane as "The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress from the movie “Memphis Belle” " with no indication there was more than one. <br /><br />Interesting to know. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-45970688650019924432018-03-28T23:58:29.979-04:002018-03-28T23:58:29.979-04:00You are aware that the real Memphis Belle is on di...You are aware that the real Memphis Belle is on display in Memphis, Tennessee. When I saw it in the late 60s it was at an outdoor park in Memphis and in deplorable condition. I think it has been moved to an indoors display on Mud Island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30425949377995899442018-03-26T08:54:49.662-04:002018-03-26T08:54:49.662-04:00That commercial is great.
That commercial is great. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-2691104699483320652018-03-26T01:08:52.988-04:002018-03-26T01:08:52.988-04:00My dad was a B-17 pilot with the 447th Bomb Group....My dad was a B-17 pilot with the 447th Bomb Group. He flew 35 combat missions over Europe.<br /><br />http://www.447bg.com/<br /><br />Here is one of my all time favorites. Be sure to watch the one that follows about the making of--<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlFD0Zyl_f0RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71626169050251372062018-03-25T20:52:43.246-04:002018-03-25T20:52:43.246-04:00I could totally see that happening.
I could totally see that happening. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-4229307511548697752018-03-25T20:51:05.697-04:002018-03-25T20:51:05.697-04:00A B-17 just about killed me a few years back. Rol...A B-17 just about killed me a few years back. Rolling along in my Jeep with the top off, enjoying the sunny day when that thing flew overhead...I stared so long I made an unplanned off-road excursion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-64989485404157422482018-03-25T13:22:04.353-04:002018-03-25T13:22:04.353-04:00What are waiting for? Get out to the show and at l...What are waiting for? Get out to the show and at least tour the B17. It gives a whole new perspective on what those bomber crews went through.<br /><br />My favorite b 17 memory was playing around with a C 152, in the clear air between classic puff ball cumulus, making tight descending circles, and seeing one fly underneath me about 500 agl. What a thrill.ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-35526199023605632642018-03-25T13:07:11.497-04:002018-03-25T13:07:11.497-04:00Nice pic. I've seen it fly by twice, but not ...Nice pic. I've seen it fly by twice, but not so close.<br /><br />https://borepatch.blogspot.com/2013/03/seen-overhead-today.htmlBorepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-73773508530427055582018-03-25T06:59:22.785-04:002018-03-25T06:59:22.785-04:00There is nothing in the world that sounds as great...There is nothing in the world that sounds as great as large piston engine airplanes.<br /><br />And while attending an airshow quite a while ago we found that a low level flyby by an F-14 traveling just below the speed of sound was well up there on the awesome list. <br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-22570096632314607732018-03-25T00:29:58.815-04:002018-03-25T00:29:58.815-04:00Pay for the flight. Worth it. You might not get ...Pay for the flight. Worth it. You might not get another chance, the plane in this clip burned to the ground a couple of years later.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwHhj-heDmIAngus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-75236065520008954762018-03-24T23:23:42.602-04:002018-03-24T23:23:42.602-04:00Because of our proximity to the KSC and Patrick Ai...Because of our proximity to the KSC and Patrick Air Force Base, we get to see a lot of aircraft, including things like Harriers and F-18s that aren't regular Air Force inventory. My wife says she has seen V-22 Ospreys once or twice and heard there's a company in town that does (did?) some specialty work on them. I haven't seen the Ospreys. <br /><br />Except for the actual birds; those are everywhere. <br /><br />I see Chinooks every now and then. I saw an F-117 a couple of times, but years ago. Years ago, you could almost set your watch by a U2 on approach to Patrick, but that hasn't been the case in a while. <br /><br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-23527097320948886962018-03-24T22:55:19.624-04:002018-03-24T22:55:19.624-04:00Not bad for being not close!
The most exotic thin...Not bad for being not close!<br /><br />The most exotic thing I've seen fly over in the last six months was a CH-46 Chinook. Once in a while I'll see a "Huey" or three, and I could swear I've heard a V-22 Osprey. I used to see those fairly often in the Long Beach harbor when I worked there. They have such a distinctive sound that once you've heard one, you'll remember it.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com