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Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:18 pm
If I never had the chance to fly on a B-17, I would definately choose the Flying Fortress! Since I took to the skies in Aluminum Overcast 9 years ago however now I would choose the Liberator.
Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:22 pm
Hi Scott
The B17 is just a Boeing bomb truck
The B24 is a classic liomo of the sky - Truck/Limo - fly limo
JP
Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:19 am
never having flown in either a B17 or a B24 I'd accept either one. But, by preference, simply for the aussie connection and the fact there are so few active, I'd have to take the B24 if there both available but only one trip I can take.
Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:58 am
Heh, I guess 12 O'clock High influenced me too much....
Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:33 am
It'd be a hard one for me, I love the b-17, but all these guys make it sound too good to go into the b-24!
speaking of all this, who else out there is doing tours with planes offering up rides? i know of collings obviously, and there's a b-25 'pacific prowler' out there, they just stopped by here (philly). any others out there?
brian
Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:46 am
The Minnesota Wing of the CAF normally offers rides in their B-25 Miss Mitchell when they are out at shows. The Yankee Air Force also typically offers rides in their B-17 Yankee Lady, as does the EAA normally in Aluminum Overcast, now they're using Fuddy Duddy for the remainder of the tour. I'm sure there are others, but these were the 3 I could think of off the top of my head.
Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:53 am
The Canadian Warplane Heritage offer rides in the Lancaster for a cost, and that's a lot rarer than the B-25, B-17 and even the B-24...
Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:07 am
JDK wrote:The Canadian Warplane Heritage offer rides in the Lancaster for a cost, and that's a lot rarer than the B-25, B-17 and even the B-24...
Hi James,
That is an interesting statement, and begs the question... How do you measure rarity? What makes one type more rare thatn another.
From a currently active point of view... if you compare ratios of currently flying airframes to numbers that were originally built, then would Lancaster not be considered more rare than the B-24?
Not sure if there is much point to this, it just got me thinking.
Mike
Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:47 am
Fair comment Mike.
I was thinking there are three 'active' Lancs in the world. One of which taxis (not a flyer - Just Jane NX611, East Kirkby) the other being PA474 City of Lincoln, which while you might get a flight in, it'll be by invitation only!
So there's one Lanc you can buy a flight in. There's a couple of airworthy B-24s (OK, inc an LB-30) and what seems like scats of B-17s and B-25s - which is great, but hardly 'exclusive'!
That's all. And yes, I'll take a flight in what I can get...
Cheers!
Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:20 pm
I guess the answer is that Scott needs to do some more "connecting" and get a ride in the B-24. I'd be all over the B-24 myself. In fact if I ever have the cash that is the first a/c I'm jumping at. Then a B-17.
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