WWII weapon alert

[bcp]

http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonatwar/2009/04/aviation_buffs_alert_b17_is_co.html

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[swoop]

This is very cool for someone to put up the money for this. We all owe these old vets a great deal when you think about it.

 

[Sun195]

Neat - I think rides (for the public) on one of those are around $400-$500.

 

[CharlesAFerg]

Isn't that here every year? I thought there was an operation bomber, whether it be a B-17 or otherwise, here in Oregon.

 

[Unka-Boo]

Cool......way back when my grandpa took me to see a couple of the Confederate airforces planes when they came to the Troutdale airport.

Living with in 2 miles of the "Bomber" restaurant, I always get a little sad seeing the plane sitting there minus the nose, rotting away...I love to see the restored planes out and about.....I think it was last year that a flight of 3 B-17s buzzed my house. Cool stuff.

 

[chopped&bobbedburb]

I lve those old planes and love eating at the " Bomber " . It's like 2 miles from my house . Hey Boo , we need to go have lunch sometime .

We owe alot to our WW2 vets . I have a grandpa thats still kickin around and he was on a hospital ship in the Pacific in WW2 .

The Bomber Resteraunt is trying to restore that B17 and they have the nose about done and are working on other parts but they need donations .

 

[Unka-Boo]

I lve those old planes and love eating at the " Bomber " . It's like 2 miles from my house . Hey Boo , we need to go have lunch sometime .

We owe alot to our WW2 vets . I have a grandpa thats still kickin around and he was on a hospital ship in the Pacific in WW2 .

The Bomber Resteraunt is trying to restore that B17 and they have the nose about done and are working on other parts but they need donations .

I haven't stopped by in a while, is the nose on display yet, or is it still off site?

 

[swoop]

I lve those old planes and love eating at the " Bomber " . It's like 2 miles from my house . Hey Boo , we need to go have lunch sometime .

We owe alot to our WW2 vets . I have a grandpa thats still kickin around and he was on a hospital ship in the Pacific in WW2 .

The Bomber Resteraunt is trying to restore that B17 and they have the nose about done and are working on other parts but they need donations .

Hope they do restore it...my brother and I had a good time playing in it when my dad got gas. Art Lacey had a great idea, back when the hi-way was called Super 99' long before the I-205 was built.

 

[PDXGS]

This just flew over about a half hour ago...into Hillsboro...what a thing of beauty...I flew in one with the Collings Foundation out of Astoria two years ago.




Here's a pic of the Collings foundation B17 and a P38 escort:

 

[ajf1]

darn it and I was outside, guess I should have been looking up than down in te garden.