Memphis Belle B-17

[rondog]

Anybody go out to Broomfield to gawk at the Memphis Belle B-17 today? I got some good photos and videos, and one really good startup video. Bitchin' old airplane, I love that stuff.

[Rabid]

I thought it was not air worthy. Saw it in Memphis in what i thought was a permanent display. Great history and the movie about it was pretty good too.

[funkymonkey1111]

So why not post these good pics?

[sneakerd]

Yeah pretty sure it's not the real Memphis Belle. They wouldn't risk her.

[Skully]

Anybody go out to Broomfield to gawk at the Memphis Belle B-17 today? I got some good photos and videos, and one really good startup video. Bitchin' old airplane, I love that stuff.


It was flying overhead of us for like an hour or so while we were outside playing and at the pool. Flying pretty low enough you could make out details on her.

I tried to take pics but my cell camera is not that great so other than you can see it is an old bomber that is about it. [Coffee]

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Sounds like it is undergoing a 2 year restoration started ~ 1 year ago: http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/story/2012-06-24/Memphis-Belle-famed-WWII-bomber-being-restored-in-Ohio/55786672/1


Semi-related, I caught this story yesterday I thought was cool: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130524&content_id=48467928&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_l112&sid=l112


MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Redbirds and AutoZone have partnered to create the AutoZone Military Seating and a distinct Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) black seat at AutoZone Park to honor past and present United States military servicemembers.The AutoZone Military Section will contain 26 seats in the first three rows of section 106 adjacent to the Redbirds home dugout along the third base line. Seat one in row A of that section will be wrapped in black with the official POW/MIA logo on the seat with the writing "Reserved In Memoriam." That seat will not be available for purchase and shall remain empty." It is an honor to be able to recognize our military members and veterans, as well as bring awareness to the POW/MIA cause," said AutoZone vice president and Redbirds Foundation chairman Ray Pohlman.
Military personnel will receive 50 percent off seats located in the AutoZone Military Seating every game this season by presenting a valid military ID at the Redbirds box office.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 25th and final combat mission of the World War II B-17 bomber, the Memphis Belle, the Redbirds are giving away 2,000 Memphis Belle T-shirts on Veteran's Appreciation Night on Saturday, May 25. Military personnel can receive discounted tickets for that night by calling (901) 722-0251. Fans can stay after the game to enjoy the first of two fireworks extravaganzas of the homestand set to music from the Big Band Era.

[Skully]

My Pictures;

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp29/SkullyandRoxy/For%20Sale/B-172_zpsfb19d0c2.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/SkullyandRoxy/media/For%20Sale/B-172_zpsfb19d0c2.jpg.html)

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp29/SkullyandRoxy/For%20Sale/B-171_zpsefd2cb60.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/SkullyandRoxy/media/For%20Sale/B-171_zpsefd2cb60.jpg.html)

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp29/SkullyandRoxy/For%20Sale/B-173_zps5ea2e6af.jpg (http://s394.photobucket.com/user/SkullyandRoxy/media/For%20Sale/B-173_zps5ea2e6af.jpg.html)

[StagLefty]

Yeah I went out there Friday about noon and got to see it takeoff and land. Pretty cool .

[rondog]

I'll get some photos up, kinda bizzy ATM with BBQ and getting ready for the assload of people the wife thinks she has to drag into my Sunday. And as far as I know, this isn't the original Belle, this is the one used in the movie. The nose art even says "The Movie" Memphis Belle. But I'm shickled titless to see ANY warbird startup and fly!

[clark]

I think this one is housed in mesa arizona, They house a lot of old planes there and a lot of old timers constantly work there. Have a friend who was friends with them and we would fly his plane in and would visit with them as well as crawl all over the planes. Very cool hanger and some great old timers with great stories to tell. My friend is no more as he crashed and burned in his helicopter a few years back. Sure miss him and the great times we had together.

[Ah Pook]

Semi-related, I caught this story yesterday I thought was cool: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130524&content_id=48467928&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_l112&sid=l112
Let's just hope they don't use AZ parts during the resto.

Memphis Belle is one of my favorite movies. Definitely an interesting time in aviation.

[rondog]

Finally got some photos together.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0113.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0128.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0125.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0130.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0137.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0135.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0146a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0173a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0176a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0182a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0188a.jpg

Propellers on acid......video, click on photo to run....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/th_DSC_0122.jpg (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/DSC_0122.mp4)

[rondog]

Some more videos.....

Startup (I love radial startups!).....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/th_20130525141511.jpg (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/20130525141511.mp4)

Takeoff.....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/th_20130525123854.jpg (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/20130525123854.mp4)

Taxiing in and shutting down.....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/th_20130525130520.jpg (http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/planes/20130525130520.mp4)

[Ah Pook]

Very nice. [Beer]

[rondog]

Very nice. [Beer]

Videos play OK for ya?

[car-15]

Videos play OK for ya?
nice! [Beer]

[rondog]

Good. I can't even click on them and play them myself, so I didn't know if they worked. I'm PC challenged ya know.

[car-15]

Good. I can't even click on them and play them myself, so I didn't know if they worked. I'm PC challenged ya know.
thats why I bought a mac this time around, they are harder to screw up, I've had it around a year now and have never been happier, I never had a windows pc run for a month without a glitch of some sort, my iMac has ran without a hiccup for a year straight with no trouble at all, and get this I don't have to have 6 different antivirus programs running.

[Ah Pook]

Videos play OK for ya?
Yep.

[geo351]

She was flying over my place all weekend

[rondog]

OK, same four videos, only on YouTube this time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVmAnRRQK2w


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZc9xe-2_78


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrYaURY6aPs

[rondog]

Last one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFAFuLGK_Nk