This footage was taken at what was supposed to be the end of their stay at Palomar Airport, but due to the overcast the planes were grounded – I had hoped to see them take off.
AL sent in this Spherical Panoramic Image at http://i-ota.net/B-17JBombardier120126/
They will be in Ramona until May 2nd, and then Murrieta. Here is their schedule for California: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
We took the kids on Saturday when it was warm and sunny. I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun the kids had walking throughout the planes. They did really well navigating the tight interiors of the planes. The landing pattern they chose had them flying right above our house the whole time they were in town.
These planes are instruments of war designed to deliver maximum destruction. But they are so beautiful and majestic to observe during peace time. I am so glad we got out there to check them out…..best $40 spent in a long time.
From the title and expected to see a video featuring large houses in Carlsbad.
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Flying death traps. It was no wonder that in the photos you see of the kids that flew them, they looked like ghosts. The belly turret was the worst. First thing the Germans aimed for. Took an astounding amount of guts to fly them in regimented formation over Germany. Its a great service to fly those planes around the country now, giving younger people a real idea of what the stakes were when the world was on fire. Thanks for the vid, Jim!
@Genius LOL me too! 😀
I try to be witty with the headlines, thanks for noticing.
Thanks for the video, JtR. I’ve been reading Unbroken by Laura Hillebrand about Louie Zamperini and this helps me better understand the tight conditions the WWII flyers worked under. Yikes! I don’t know why I didn’t look for videos before, but thanks again for posting yours.
Daytrip….research showed that the belly ball turret was the safest place on the plane: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~josephkennedy/sperry_ball_turret.htm