B-17 at OKK

July 7-8, 2010; OKK

The Mustang and the B-17 on the ramp at OKK

 

 

 

The view from the wing of the Mustang (I wiped off my fingerprints!)

 

 

A quick break for the kid riding the 4-wheeler.

 

 

I wonder if she made folks nervous out there...

 

 

 

But she did a good job.  :)

 

 

 

 

 

Jon Tharp working on the T-6

 

Jon's sihouette

 

 

Bob J. and Jon T. putting the T-6 back together

 

Our gang by the B-17 on their way to Champaign

 

 

Ready to go!

 

This is the preflight briefing...how to use the seatbelts,

 

Don't bug the pilots,

 

All that good stuff.

 

Lining up to board the plane.

 

 

It's not as easy to get in there gracefully as you'd think.

 

The B-17 firing up.

 

I love the smell/sight/sound of smoke in the morning

 

 

Next engine...

 

 

Spectators on the golf cart-Mark & Charlie B.

 

 

The line guys have a cell phone brigade

 

 

The B-17 taxies out to go to Champaign

 

 

 

On their way

 

The view from the B-17

 

Photos by Sam Habit

 

Nice!

Dale makes his way through


 

 

(Fun Flying Photos Updated 5/16/11)