Monday, February 4, 2008

Historic warbids, aloft in Venice skies




War babies Becky and Al here. We were in diapers during World War II but are glad we stopped at the Venice airport to check out the B-17 Flying Fortress. On display, the "Nine-O-Nine" is one of only nine in flying condition, according to the Collings Foundation, which is sponsoring a 130-city tour. Also on the tour is a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. The original pilots fly the planes from city to city. For a price, you can take a flight on one of these old-timers. We got shots of the Flying Fortress but the B-25 was out on a flight.

1 comment:

The Jerdees said...

Cool shots. I remember when they flew those in while I worked there. They are exciting to see. If you stick around long enough sometimes you would see a warbird stop by for lunch at the Cockpit Cafe, but not a B-17.

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