Hi, a few years back, a B17 was in Erie for a show. The Nine-o-Nine, I
think, from the Collins Foundation. Being a history buff, esp. WWII, I went
up in it; $350 for a half hour. Not being an aviation buff, I was a bit
nervous and turned a bit green.
They had a B24 there at the same time and a friend and his brother took
their families up in it. Their dad had been a B24 pilot during the war and
was shot down in action over Germany. All the crew survived but were
captured and spent time in a POW camp. The dad died a few years ago.
The famililies very much enjoyed the ride. Quite an experience.
Sorry I drifted off message a bit.
Snow and cold, cold and snow!
Bill----- Original Message -----
From: "John Herrera" <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>
To: "Bill Babcock" <billb@bnj.com>; "Joe Alexander" <n197tr4@cs.com>
Cc: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Hash Brown & Cheese
> > And where was Joe when I was naming the tour--I called it the All >
Aluminum
> tour, but the Aluminum Overcast tour is an infinitely > superior name.
>
> Aluminum Overcast is the name of the EAA's B-17, which does leave its
base in
> Wisconsin to go on tour.
>
> John H.
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