i worked for a guy one summer that was a tail gunner. he said he craped his pants every time he went up. i told him he was the most brave person i ever met, he told me the B17 was no fort in the sky. he had seen so many go down
Yep. I was there. I wondered why the big pause at the south end of the runway! I could see her stop, but didn't see why. Then she came taxing down with the wingtip bunged up!
Ouch!
It was a thrill to see those planes! In '43 or '44 when I was 5 or 6, a bomber (maybe a b-29) almost took the chimney off our house in Penn Yan. The pilot was a neighbor, and flew over two or three times to say hi to his mom. He got a bit too low the last time - I saw him wave a handkerchief in the window!
i worked for a guy one summer that was a tail gunner. he said he craped his pants every time he went up. i told him he was the most brave person i ever met, he told me the B17 was no fort in the sky. he had seen so many go down
rickbar123 2 years ago
Now THAT is a hell of a view
fighter0w1 3 years ago
Could be Rutland VT too? Great job Sven!
arizonakeough 4 years ago
Come to think of it, it couldn't possibly be Penn Yan. Penn Yan had trees along the taxiway that the B-17 became friends with.
airmanc81 4 years ago
Oh yes I remember that... Mac was really upset, but good thing the guys at the hangar were eager to help!
arizonakeough 4 years ago
Yep. I was there. I wondered why the big pause at the south end of the runway! I could see her stop, but didn't see why. Then she came taxing down with the wingtip bunged up!
Ouch!
It was a thrill to see those planes! In '43 or '44 when I was 5 or 6, a bomber (maybe a b-29) almost took the chimney off our house in Penn Yan. The pilot was a neighbor, and flew over two or three times to say hi to his mom. He got a bit too low the last time - I saw him wave a handkerchief in the window!
Branchporter 4 years ago
An excellent perspective and audio
ffincoree 4 years ago
Impressive video, but this is not the Penn yan airport!
Branchporter 4 years ago
My memory might have been a little hazy when I posted this. It was a few years after the fact. Maybe it was the Saranac Lake Airport.
airmanc81 4 years ago