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Post by bsutravis on Jun 11, 2007 14:24:44 GMT -5
I had a Top 5 moment today...getting to go up in a B-17 Bomber this afternoon. Totally awesome experience!!!! I'll get some pics on later, but for now you can watch the story tonight at 6:10ish on WTHR.
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Post by johnc911 on Jun 11, 2007 14:46:41 GMT -5
I hope you threw up.
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Post by gundude on Jun 11, 2007 14:47:44 GMT -5
me too.. right over Johns house.lol
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Post by bill on Jun 11, 2007 15:41:03 GMT -5
Memphis Bell to Mother And Country , come in , it's the rookies , they got the rookies.
Bill
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Post by jkd on Jun 11, 2007 15:59:22 GMT -5
Bet you had fun on that!!!
What bird did you take up? That's like a $400 ride at Mt. Comfort... only a handful of these old girls still flying...
The F4-U Corsair "Checkerboard" is only a one-seater, but maybe they could duct tape you to the wing... I'd love to see an over-the-wing shot of a 400+ mph powerdive...
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Post by freedomhunter on Jun 11, 2007 16:50:49 GMT -5
That plane flew over me around lunch time on 465 on the east side, it was flying real slow and low, pretty cool. Neat plane.
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Post by huxbux on Jun 11, 2007 20:43:41 GMT -5
That must have been one cool ride! Haven't been up in it (too pricey for me) but I've seen one up close at the air show and talked with a few guys who crewed one in the big war. Sure made me appreciate what those guys must have gone through.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 11, 2007 20:55:05 GMT -5
Neat..
That had to be a thrill just getting off the ground in one..
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Post by bsutravis on Jun 11, 2007 21:38:01 GMT -5
Sorry I am just now getting around to telling about the ride.... IT WAS AWESOME! I'm a WWII plane junkie anyway, so I about fainted with I got this "assignment". I was like, "Uhhhh, OK!!!!!" LOL. The "Liberty Belle" is one of only 12 flying in the world...totally awesome experience. We were up for about 40 minutes over the North and East sides of Indy, so yes, it was us Freedom that you saw over I-465. Shooting our package in the plane was a major pain in the rear since all three major TV stations were on board, we were all banging into each other....and the noise is incredible. They have a hatch that they took off that you can literally stick your head out of the plane and look out.....I managed to fight the wind-resistance and get my head and shoulders outside the fuselage with my camera on my shoulder to get a cool shot of the tail of the aircraft, with Geist Res. below us. After a difficult squeeze and crawl with my gear into the front nose I had the thrill of a lifetime to sit in the bombers seat and look through the scope with the crosshairs picking my target. If I would have had some live 500lb bombs I would have taken out half of the East side of Indy (which isn't a bad idea anyway). So.....it was totally reflective to go up in that bird and think of all the young men who died inside similar craft. It definately makes you thankful for their sacrifice. If you want to go up in this bird.....a 30 minute flight is $430.... and available all weekend at Mt. Comfort Airport. You can see the story @ www.wthr.com/Global/category.asp?C=80073 |
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Post by hornharvester on Jun 11, 2007 21:55:15 GMT -5
You TV celebrities get to do all the good stuff! h.h.
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Post by bsutravis on Jun 11, 2007 22:29:00 GMT -5
One more reason why I think I have one of the greatest jobs in the world!
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Post by snakeeye on Jun 12, 2007 4:58:54 GMT -5
I just saw it this AM on 13, very cool!
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Post by deerdude on Jun 12, 2007 5:51:03 GMT -5
for heavens sake,show us the pics.of the puking or at least some green colored faces.  man, that had to be a blast. |
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Post by parson on Jun 12, 2007 6:45:57 GMT -5
Glad you got to ride, but an Indy east sider, I'm glad that they didn't let you play with real bombs!!
parson
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jun 12, 2007 7:27:02 GMT -5
Sounds like a blast travis.
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Post by tskiller on Jun 12, 2007 8:26:39 GMT -5
Shooting our package in the plane was a major pain in the rear  |
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Post by bsutravis on Jun 12, 2007 8:43:21 GMT -5
LOL...... Sorry Parson, I should have said, "Near-East side" for the bomb comment. No puking guys......sorry. It was too cool to get sick on a flight like that! |
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Post by freedomhunter on Jun 12, 2007 9:54:58 GMT -5
Thought that was an old bomber, bout wrecked trying to identify it from 465. My grandfather worked on those planes in ww2. It is neat going to mt. comfort with him and having him identify and describe all the old aircraft.
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man, that had to be a blast.
