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B-24 and B-17 sighting!

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I drive right past the Creve Coeur airport (1HO) to and from work every day, and I always look over to see if anything interesting has landed. This morning I almost drove off the road, for there is a B-24 and a B-17 parked there right now! It's the Collings Foundation, and it looks like they'll be there today and tomorrow. I'll get pics later! Apparently there is a P-51C there too. Didn't see that one...
 
Yep I saw it while heading toward the 270!!!
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/3 - 7/6[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Fargo, ND (B-17, B-24 & P-51)[/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Airport: Hector International Airport[/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Location: Fargo Air Museum[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/7 - 7/9[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Alexandria, MN (B-17, B-24 & P-51)[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/9 - 7/11[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Superior, WI (B-17, B-24 & P-51)[/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Airport: Richard I. Bong Airport[/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Location: Superior Flying Services[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/11 - 7/13[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Minneapolis, MN (B-17, B-24 & P-51)[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/14 - 7/16[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]La Crosee, WI (B-17, B-24 & P-51)[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Location: Ramp off of Tower Drive[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/21 - 7/23[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Valparaiso, IN (B-17, B-24, & P-51)[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Location: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum[/FONT]
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    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]7/28 - 7/30[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]St. Louis, MO (B-17, B-24 & P-51)[/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Airport: Creve Coeur Airport[/FONT]
    [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif] [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Location: Main Ramp[/FONT]
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Here's some kodaks of the B-17. The P-51C took off just as I got there and then made a low and fast pass over the field. That was cool.

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Liberator pics: That's as close as I could get to the front seats, dammit.

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That &^%$ B-24 just flew right over my house at about 500 feet! Holy crap! &^%$# This is a family site, I can't express the way I want to.. :) I've never had a B-24 fly over. Couple B-17s, B-25s, and TBF, but never a Liberator until just now. It has a different sound than the B-17. It's subtle, but distinctly different. Friggen awesome is what it is...
 
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