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**XcYZ** · #21 07-20-2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowtieracing

Thanks for the intresting pics!! How was the engine sound?

The engines sounded awesome. It was music at WOT, and was really loud inside the plane.

WicKeD_SS · #22 07-20-2009, 08:43 AM

Thats WiCkEd! Would love to go up in that.... Great pics too!

**Spiffav8** · #23 07-20-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by XcYZ

The engines sounded awesome. It was music at WOT, and was really loud inside the plane.

Like riding inside a beer can?

Musclerodz · #24 07-20-2009, 12:17 PM

Nothing like the sound of 4 Pratt & Whitney radials churning. gets my blood pumping everytime. We use to have a family friend who was left seat captain for FIFI, the B-29 Superfortress, retired airpleine captain that flew for the Confederate Airforce

I grew up with old airplanes and have restored quite a few of them as well. One of these days I will get my pics put on the computer and post a few of them up

**Spiffav8** · #25 07-20-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Musclerodz

Nothing like the sound of 4 Pratt & Whitney radials churning. gets my blood pumping everytime. We use to have a family friend who was left seat captain for FIFI, the B-29 Superfortress, retired airpleine captain that flew for the Confederate Airforce

I grew up with old airplanes and have restored quite a few of them as well. One of these days I will get my pics put on the computer and post a few of them up

Do you know Bill Klares out of Realto, CA?

98ssnova · #26 07-20-2009, 05:11 PM

Man I am jealous looks like you had a blast. How did you score the ride?

Musclerodz · #27 07-20-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiffav8

Do you know Bill Klares out of Realto, CA?

No I don't, there is a ton of people in the Confederate Airforce. The guy's name was Bill Thomas and lived here in OK until he pased away about 5 years ago. He quit flying FIFI about 10 years ago and flew the C-46 Tinker Bell for a couple years after that.

We have a bunch of other cool stuff based here locally like Miss America P-51, another P-51, Skyraider, 2 Douglas A-26's, and several others I am forgetting. Lefty Gardner's P-38 used to be kept here until it was sold a few years back. Another family friend takes care of alot of the privately owned warbirds in the area

**Spiffav8** · #28 07-20-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Musclerodz

No I don't, there is a ton of people in the Confederate Airforce. The guy's name was Bill Thomas and lived here in OK until he pased away about 5 years ago. He quit flying FIFI about 10 years ago and flew the C-46 Tinker Bell for a couple years after that.

We have a bunch of other cool stuff based here locally like Miss America P-51, another P-51, Skyraider, 2 Douglas A-26's, and several others I am forgetting. Lefty Gardner's P-38 used to be kept here until it was sold a few years back. Another family friend takes care of alot of the privately owned warbirds in the area

It's a real bummer that there isn't much here in Vegas. Only a P-51 and you never see it. I love the Skyraider! Big, ugly and mean!

I've always wondered what happened to Lefty's P-38.

Man I need to go to the Reno Air Races!

**XcYZ** · #29 07-21-2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 98ssnova

Man I am jealous looks like you had a blast. How did you score the ride?

It's a ride along deal from www.B17.org They travel around the country and you can book 30 minute flights.

I highly recommend it. What an amazing experience.

**syborg tt** · #30 07-21-2009, 08:54 AM

These have got to be the coolest pictures on the site.

Just AWESOME !!!!!