Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 29, 2009, at 20:13 , Doug Franklin wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Sweet. It looks like a -G, since I don't think the -Fs had the motorized

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-30 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:11:25PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flys with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com They come to the SF Bay area every year. Here are some

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-30 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jul 30, 2009, at 00:57 , John Francis wrote: The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flies with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com They come to the SF Bay area every year. Here are some shots I took three

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-30 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:44:32AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 30, 2009, at 00:57 , John Francis wrote: The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flies with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com They

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-29 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Sweet. It looks like a -G, since I don't think the -Fs had the motorized rear turret, but both had the motorized chin turret.

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-29 Thread Doug Franklin
Graydon wrote: (Didn't even think of grabbing a camera the time I got darn near buzzed by a restored Lancaster.) I was lucky enough ten or fifteen years ago to be outside our offices having a cigarette when a B-17 and a B-24 went over together at maybe 500 feet (150m). I didn't have a

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually I looked it up and surprisingly there are about a dozen in flying condition and another three or four being currently restored for flight. Doug Franklin wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world?

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-29 Thread Adam Maas
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:14 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Actually I looked it up and surprisingly there are about a dozen in flying condition and another three or four being currently restored for flight. Not that surprising, B-17's were in active commercial service into

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
PJ, It's that time of year. I'm driving to the Oshgosh EAA fly-in on Wens. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Ghost.  It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects.  First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
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RE: PESO -- B17

2009-07-28 Thread Desjardins, Steve
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- B17 Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-28 Thread P. J. Alling
...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- B17 Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking

Re: PESO -- B17

2009-07-28 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:49:10AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from

PESO -- B17

2009-07-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I heard the unmistakable sound of a very heavy