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OH MAN! An ongoing dream of mine, if I can ever afford the fare. Here you go Jack ... Collings FoundationAlumninum OvercastThe Collings Foundation's B-17 and B-24 makes a stop here in Vero once a year and I keep telling myself that I'm going to spring a ride one of these days.
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I swear I had nothing to do with it. Oops. Bren R.
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Re: Trip to the Planes of Fame Air Museum (pics)
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Just fantastic, Sean! Thank you so much! That is a stunning collection. I will look forward to seeing it some day.
In the interest of adding value, I'll offer the following to those of you who enjoyed Sean's story.... Thanks for the multiple links Tom, I just went through each one and really enjoyed them all. The 'Flying Heritage Collection' videos of Bud Tordoff being reunited with his old P-51 was especially nice, he reminds me of several of the WWII pilots I've known over the course of my own flying career whose numbers, unfortunately, are dwindling much too fast it seems.
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I hear ya, Rick.
My sister's husband has made friends with several WWII fighter pilots that he sees regularly in the San Diego area. I know that his association with them has been very rich and rewarding.
Heroes.
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I love air musuems! Makes me feel like a kid again, when I spent my time building airplane models, reading books about airplanes, and spending afternoons drawing airplanes.  I want to add a section to my photo site just for trips to air museums around the country. I've got a few from the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles, and I've gone to a few local air museums, but want to hit some more of the biggies.
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Sounds like a interesting place to visit. I had an opportunity to take a short flight in a restored B-17 several years ago, the expierience was incredible. OH MAN! An ongoing dream of mine, if I can ever afford the fare. I would love to do something like that, too! What an experience.
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OH MAN! An ongoing dream of mine, if I can ever afford the fare. Here you go Jack ... Collings FoundationAlumninum OvercastThe Collings Foundation's B-17 and B-24 makes a stop here in Vero once a year and I keep telling myself that I'm going to spring a ride one of these days. Woohoo! Thanks for the links, Rick!! I'm going to look into those--adding to my birthday list right now. . .
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Just fantastic, Sean! Thank you so much! That is a stunning collection. I will look forward to seeing it some day.
In the interest of adding value, I'll offer the following to those of you who enjoyed Sean's story.... Thanks for the multiple links Tom, I just went through each one and really enjoyed them all. The 'Flying Heritage Collection' videos of Bud Tordoff being reunited with his old P-51 was especially nice, he reminds me of several of the WWII pilots I've known over the course of my own flying career whose numbers, unfortunately, are dwindling much too fast it seems. I concur--thanks Tom. Sadly, the number of WWII vets gets smaller and smaller. My grandfather was an aide to General Patton and I'm sure he had quite a few stories. Unfortunately he died when I was really young and I never had the opportunity to ask him about it. I'm sure there are many stories out there that never get the chance to be told.
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I love air musuems! Makes me feel like a kid again, when I spent my time building airplane models, reading books about airplanes, and spending afternoons drawing airplanes. I want to add a section to my photo site just for trips to air museums around the country. I've got a few from the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles, and I've gone to a few local air museums, but want to hit some more of the biggies. Adam, I couldn't believe how my childhood fascination with planes just sparked back to life with my trip to the museum. And, please, if you ever visit more air museums, share the photos. I'm sure yours will come out much better than mine.
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Thanks Rick. Periodically, there is a B17 that comes into Cleveland and gives rides. I've just never been able to afford it. Someday, though.
Jack
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