jimmoore
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My son took me to the North Little Rock airport yesterday and I got a ride on his friends AT-6 Texan. We also saw a B-17, B-24 and B-25 Bombers on display.
AT-6 Texan
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kennyd
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Very cool!
We saw the B-17, B-24, and B-25 here at our local airport back in October, they are truly amazing machines, as were the men that served on them.
We saw the B-17, B-24, and B-25 here at our local airport back in October, they are truly amazing machines, as were the men that served on them.
RobS
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jimmoore said:
Well that's just cool that you got a ride! Nice pics too.
Egon
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Thanks for the pictures.
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Neat!
Back in the mid 80's I worked at the local airport. Some guys went over to Africa and bought a half a dozen T6's and a few DC3s and brought them back to refurb and sell to well-off type folks. Neat airplanes.
Back in the mid 80's I worked at the local airport. Some guys went over to Africa and bought a half a dozen T6's and a few DC3s and brought them back to refurb and sell to well-off type folks.
Neat airplanes.
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Great pictures...thanks for posting them!
Always did love those old birds from WW II.
Always did love those old birds from WW II.
Dyer retired
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Jim,
Very nice pictures and nothing quite like the sounds of those radial engines. I just finished a book by Stephen Ambrose on George McGovern's experiences flying a B-24 in Europe at the end of WW II. It was very interesting and describes the B-24 as requiring constant, rugged, brute power to keep flying, but would also withstand great punishment. The book is worth a read if you get a chance. Dyer, retired
Very nice pictures and nothing quite like the sounds of those radial engines. I just finished a book by Stephen Ambrose on George McGovern's experiences flying a B-24 in Europe at the end of WW II. It was very interesting and describes the B-24 as requiring constant, rugged, brute power to keep flying, but would also withstand great punishment. The book is worth a read if you get a chance. Dyer, retired
Kyle_in_Tex
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Wow! Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing y'all!
podagrower
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I am far too young to remember those times, but warbirds have always been my favorites. I have taken a tour of a b-17 on the ground, and went to the Glaciar Girl museum before it closed.
A few years ago, my wife and I were in Germany for our anniversary. We were in the Alps looking at the castles when I heard the deep, low, slow moving groan that only a few planes make. There wasn't enough time to snap a photo, but, two Iron Annies (the Fokker trimotor) went flying overhead.
Can you imagine....tooling along, through the alps, in a plane like that.
A few years ago, my wife and I were in Germany for our anniversary. We were in the Alps looking at the castles when I heard the deep, low, slow moving groan that only a few planes make. There wasn't enough time to snap a photo, but, two Iron Annies (the Fokker trimotor) went flying overhead.
Can you imagine....tooling along, through the alps, in a plane like that.
