I was playing golf yesterday when I saw this huge 4 engine WW2 era prop fly over.  I later identified it as a B-17.

Wings of Freedom Tour

I would imagine that the word; "Huge" would be a very suitable descriptive word!... ... ..!

I get the occasional Cessna 152 and Microlight drifting slowly over my back garden... ...!

Paul.... ...!

I'd have loved to see the B-17. I live under one of the approaches to CYOO (Oshawa Municipal) and there is a cargo transport company there using a DC-3, so I'm lucky to see that often. There have been other cool craft as well, common but still cool, like Learjets, Citations, the Government of Canada's Challenger....but the best of all so far was an RCAF SAR Griffon (Huey if you're not Canadian) cruising over low enough in altitude to see the winch operator's face. That chopper made windows rattle here. As well, one of the lieutenants from CFB Trenton (CYTR) did his original flight training at CYOO, and once in a blue moon he makes a fly by with a touch and go in a Globemaster.

For me, all that is exciting, however some of my neighbours complain about the noise. Fortunately, I find them hard to hear over the various planes' engines

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum houses an Avro Lancaster...another beautiful beast from that era. It goes on tour every summer, making it's way across the continent for various airshows and display events. They also sell rides in the plane, which is something I would love to have an extra few thousand dollars kicking around for.

I've seen it twice come through our city in the tour. I watched it do a low pass and landing twice, and those 4 merlin engines are a sound unequalled by much else in aviation, except maybe a formation of mustangs!