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B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 22 Apr 2008, 18:32
by BAe146
Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 22 Apr 2008, 18:50
by TSR2
Fantastic shots in a beautiful setting. Many thanks indead for uploading them for us.
Cheers

Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 22 Apr 2008, 19:34
by DaveB
Smashing shots 146 ;-)
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 22 Apr 2008, 20:10
by Paul K
Those are great pics. I haven't been so green with envy since Ed Walters went up for a spin in the CWH Lancaster. :@
I don't know whether anyone knows the film 'The Best Years Of Our Lives', probably one of my all-time top five films. It deals with three US servicemen coming home at the end of WW2, and how they deal with the return to civilian life. With thousands of men in the same situation, they grab a lift in any flight heading that way, which happens to be a B-17 heading for the scrap yard ( the parallels are obvious ). Its wonderfully evocative of the era, and those photos bring it to mind. Thanks 146 !

Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 22 Apr 2008, 23:42
by Techy111
Breath taking photos......and that Navion at the end......Freaky looking bird.....
Tony
Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 04:38
by DispatchDragon
Gorgeous Pics 146
Thats the beastie that was over here at North Vegas - the crew were servicing it when my son and I trolled up on a wednesday morning
the FBO girl let us out on to the ramp (courtesy of the company SIDA ID) and the crew let Tag wander all over it gratis - nice bunch of
guys - they were selling rides for 300.00 a pop I think.
Techy
Ryan Navion - lovely aeroplane to fly and flyin - built 1947ish - used the lamianr wing design from the P51
its rather like riding in a Sunbeam Talbot - all sort of sit straight up and away you go - Friend in Atlanta
owned one - we used to go around the brerakfast flyin circuit in Ga, Tenn,Ala,SC of a Saturday morning
always drew a crowd
Leif

Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 23 Apr 2008, 14:14
by Techy111
She looks a nice ol friendly gal Leif..... :roll:
Any made for Fs9 you know about mate...?
Tony
Edit.....never mind - i found Tim Conrads L17 package....

Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 24 Apr 2008, 05:11
by DispatchDragon
I was going to suggest Piglets version Tony I have it
The really neat thing is the canopy - makes you feel rather fighter pilotish taxiing in with canopy slid back
Happier days
Leif
Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 28 Apr 2008, 01:53
by Techy111
Leif....bit of a coincidence mate.......Released at Avsim today.....For FSX
Tony ;-)
Re: B-17G "Liberty Belle" flight
Posted: 30 Apr 2008, 10:45
by Garry Russell
What are there no window pilllars??
Garry