Didn't get any good in-air stills of the bombers, but here's some nice static shots plus an obligatory glimpse of Aluminum Overcast as she made yet another trip around the area with a bunch of happy customers aboard.
some may find the abundance of static shots  a bit dull, but remember: I will be showing you, in this and upcoming posts, all airworthy ships (except for a few in the museum), some of them one-of-a-kind.

An almost-too-immaculate B25- not one of the planes that participated in that raid, just a tribute.

     


This airworthy A-26 Invader is for sale: a mere $475K and it's all yours. you might also want a multi rating first, and an understanding insurance broker.

     


The EAA's resident B-17 was very busy all weekend; sadly they were using the other runway so I didn't get to see my old friend up close. I suspect she's doing just fine.

     


I was very happy to see a USMC PBJ (gunship version of the B-25) here; I've read about them but never seen one. I pity anybody who ever got in the sights of that thing in combat!!  Ths is another tribute; not sure of the actual history of this machine, but I think it was always a PBJ.

     


Ol' 927 is the oldest existing B-24A, and still flying thanks to the CAF. She has quite a history, despite being spared combat after cracking up in New Mexico before her scheduled ferry to England.

     


Whoops- I don't have the particulars on this B-25... but it sure is shiny.



Next: part 8

Lovely shots Sean, what a bunch of beasts! 

Love that flying Devil Dog, look at all the guns on that thing  (typical Marine for ya though, the more guns the better  )

I didnt know the USMC ever flew those, guess I need to brush up on my aviation history.  Looks like the grandfather to our Spectre Gunships 

beaky wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2007 at 7:23pm:



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