collapse

Advertisement


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Flying Fortress (B 17)  (Read 2193 times)

Offline Dmanmastertracker

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 3173
  • Location: Wet Side
    • Flickr Photo Album
Flying Fortress (B 17)
« on: May 02, 2011, 05:28:22 PM »
 The wife and I were out birding this weekend 22 miles from the nearest large airport and I hear that unmistakeable sound of four props coming at us. Very cool to see.
« Last Edit: May 02, 2011, 05:59:53 PM by Dmanmastertracker »
Logged

Offline Boss .300 winmag

  • FLY NAVAL AVIATION
  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+23)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Oct 2010
  • Posts: 18883
  • Location: Skagit Valley
  • How do you measure trying, you do, or you don’t.
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 06:06:53 PM »
That's one beautiful plane, where  were you at?
Logged
"Just because I like granola, and I have stretched my arms around a few trees, doesn't mean I'm a tree hugger!
Hi I'm 8156, our leader is Bearpaw.
YOU CANNOT REASON WITH A TIGER WHEN YOUR HEAD IS IN ITS MOUTH! Winston Churchill

Keep Calm And Duc/Ski Doo On!

Offline Dmanmastertracker

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 3173
  • Location: Wet Side
    • Flickr Photo Album
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 06:09:17 PM »
 Near Black Diamond. It came from the Renton-valley direction, probably around for an air show.
Logged

Offline oldleclercrd

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 1443
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2011, 06:10:20 PM »
Sweet!
Logged
Aim small, miss small.

Offline saylean

  • Team Slayer Packmule
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jun 2007
  • Posts: 8380
  • Location: Stanwood
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 09:28:18 PM »
Knarly.
Logged

Offline wsucowboy

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2010
  • Posts: 3219
  • Location: Tieton
  • Groups: NRA, RMEF
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 09:30:19 PM »
AWESOME!
Logged
"A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that."
-Alan Ladd
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."
-Karl Barth

Offline lokidog

  • Trade Count: (+6)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Mar 2009
  • Posts: 15186
  • Location: Sultan/Wisconsin
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 09:32:25 PM »
Cool picture.  That's a sight that made a lot of hearts pound, for good... and bad many years ago.
Logged

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2011, 05:27:47 AM »
Now thats a bird!
Logged

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2011, 05:29:06 AM »
Looks like the guns are present.  I wonder if they are replicas or the real deal.
Logged

Offline Gutpile

  • Gaseous horribulous stinkusis
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: May 2008
  • Posts: 4478
  • Location: Spokane Valley
    • https://www.facebook.com/mark.farrell.142?ref=tn_tnmn
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2011, 05:45:12 AM »
One of those comes to Spokane every year and flies around for a week or so. Very impressive but imagine 2000 of them going over head. I had a customer who was a child in germany during the war and she said the sky was black with them almost daily flying over her villiage on the way to the targets.
Logged

Y.A.R. Gold Member

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2011, 05:47:40 AM »
Not many of that generation left.   UNREAL
Logged

Offline Dmanmastertracker

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 3173
  • Location: Wet Side
    • Flickr Photo Album
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2011, 08:20:27 AM »
Logged

Offline dp1175

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: Dec 2008
  • Posts: 200
  • Location: Covington.
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2011, 09:36:41 PM »
it comes here almost every year.  you can go for rides in them something like $400 for 30-60 min. sometimes they bring a ww2 fighter with them
Logged

Offline PilotMark

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Pilgrim
  • *
  • Join Date: Apr 2011
  • Posts: 8
  • Location: Camas, WA
Re: Flying Fortress (B 17)
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2011, 09:31:27 AM »
Beautiful!
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 


* Advertisement

Quick Links

* Recent Topics

Leupold Display fade by royalbull
[Today at 12:06:30 PM]
Westside muzzy bull by jamesjett
[Today at 11:55:17 AM]
I'm Going To Need Karl To Come up With That 290 Muley Sunscreen Bug Spray Combo by highside74
[Today at 11:41:09 AM]
Wa, Or & NW Regional Sanctioned Duck Calling Contest by Brute
[Today at 11:28:33 AM]
Best all around muzzy (updated) by wapiti22
[Today at 10:49:48 AM]
Brittany spaniel puppy by ghosthunter
[Today at 09:45:25 AM]
2025 Montana alternate list by tdot24
[Today at 08:24:52 AM]
10 years ago- Now by kball4
[Today at 07:33:37 AM]
Should I come back or find someplace else? by addicted1
[Yesterday at 11:24:45 PM]
AKC lab puppies! Born 06/10/2025 follow as they grow!!! by scottfrick
[Yesterday at 07:09:06 PM]
Up DATE!1993 Merc issues getting up on plane by EnglishSetter
[Yesterday at 06:57:24 PM]
2025 NWTF Jakes Day by wadu1
[Yesterday at 06:51:15 PM]
49 Degrees North Early Bull Moose by NOCK NOCK
[Yesterday at 05:28:30 PM]
Also looking for help deciding on a scope by dreadi
[Yesterday at 04:58:22 PM]
Need information on having a gunsmith thread a barrel for thin walled chokes. by Badhabit
[Yesterday at 02:37:23 PM]
How To Get Your $0.00 Tax Stamp - Black Hammer Arms by dreadi
[Yesterday at 02:34:04 PM]
Teanaway bull elk by Ridgerunner
[Yesterday at 01:55:35 PM]
Quinault Bear guide/help by blackdog
[Yesterday at 01:14:17 PM]
HUNTNNW 2025 trail cam thread and photos by Crunchy
[Yesterday at 11:20:34 AM]
Gots me a new/old rockchuck rifle coming by JDHasty
[July 12, 2025, 10:41:07 PM]
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal