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Steve Nelson
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Hi all,

I was just checking the website, and Lil is scheduled to be in Pontiac, Michigan next month. The rides are showing as "sold out." Does that mean she's touring again? I haven't seen her in person since before Gary's big 2006 makeover.

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As of this morning, the plan was to lower Lil off the jacks tomorrow. Flying should take place next week, weather permitting.
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Steve Nelson
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Thanks! Looking forward to seeing her again!

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A friend working on Diamond Lil posted pictures this morning of the B-24 out in the sunlight and said they were fueling her in anticipation of running her in the next few days.
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Please do keep posting updates, I imagine there are a few of us out here who love good ol' Lil/927.

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Airborne over Justin, TX a few minutes ago.

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Thank you, Mike! It is great to see and know it is flying again.
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Airborne over Justin, TX a few minutes ago.

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Great..... :D

So it was Wednesday, I was close... :P
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After a nearly six hour flight, Diamond Lil has rejoined the CAF Airpower Tour in Niagra Falls, NY.

She and her sister, and their little friends will be traveling across the Northern portion of the U.S. the rest of the summer.
Check out their schedule at http://www.airpowertour.org ...

Fly safe!!!!


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Does Lil still have those brass plaques on the machine guns with the donors' names? Quite a few WIXers there including yours truly :wink: .

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flyingsailor wrote:
After a nearly six hour flight, Diamond Lil has rejoined the CAF Airpower Tour in Niagra Falls, NY.

She and her sister, and their little friends will be traveling across the Northern portion of the U.S. the rest of the summer.
Check out their schedule at http://www.airpowertour.org...

Fly safe!!!!

The link is not working for me.

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Try this link. Randy

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Pat Carry wrote:
flyingsailor wrote:
After a nearly six hour flight, Diamond Lil has rejoined the CAF Airpower Tour in Niagra Falls, NY.

She and her sister, and their little friends will be traveling across the Northern portion of the U.S. the rest of the summer.
Check out their schedule at http://www.airpowertour.org...

Fly safe!!!!

The link is not working for me.


Deleted the periods after the website... my bad

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Chris, I saw a brass plaque on at least one of the machine guns.
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