B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" FLIGHT from Napa on 5/8/2007

Go to http://b17.org and fly B-17 'Aluminum Overcast!' Members of the national organization Experimental Aircraft Association [EAA] have reconditioned this B-17 Flying Fortress that tours North America every year out of Oshkosh, WI ...here visiting in Napa on May 8th and 9th 2007 from the Napa County Airport, California, USA.

The challenge during take-off [due to strict SAFETY Standards] was to achieve proper camera angle out the cockpit and side windows from a seated position facing backwards towards the tail of the aircraft below the flight deck. It was kinda like shootin' from the hip facing the wrong direction with fairly good accuracy.

My hope is this inspires ALL to support and contribute to such a valiant, honorable representation of our love and support we all share for every veteran, both young and old, with us and deceased, for their sacrafice in their fight for our freedom and liberty that many times seems taken for granted. In honor of all those who have and continue to serve such a selfless commitment for every American!

To learn more about the crew (Pilot Linc Dexter and a few more of the West Coast team) and this incredible aircraft, please cut and paste into your browser address bar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-EfIT6zIfw

Photography/Videography/Image Rendering/Editing by the original "Painter of LIFE"
Rich Hoffmann Photo-Graphics © 2002-2007

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For a SAFER Community!

Rich Hoffmann
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[hftfire]

Call to courage...

[RepublicCommando29]

Too bad they don't let you get in the ball turret.

[hftfire]

Reserved for those under five and a half feet tall.. I am 6'4" myself... but you are right it would have been nice to at leaast photograph such tight quarters for the purposes of the film... Glad you enjoyed the clip!

[RepublicCommando29]

Are you saying they will let you in it if you are under 5 1/2 feet tall?

[hftfire]

No... to my knowledge they do not open the turret... remains secure regardless of your height... I also believe 5 1/2 ft may still be too big... never asked the question when I was there... have a good one!

[Caballingus]

Great video - many thanks for sharing.

[voderick]

Why play music when you have 4 engines to listen to?

:(



[ajofscott]

Who could possibly dislike this video? The luck cameraman has gotten to do what all of us WWII aiviation lovers only get to dream about!

[mustang19ms]

haha the bombs are still in place, how about bombing the cars over there!

[Musicgutbucket]

wow. Be cool if they did something like that in the Lancaster Bomber.

[owenmpk]

@yamahonkawazuki

The ball turret is not occupied during takeoff and landings could be lifted up into the aircraft. This from my father-in-law that flew a full set of missions from England. He disliked the G model with the chin turret because it took 10 knots off the speed of the aircraft.

[2ravens2wolves]

love the shots of the props from inside the nose. beautiful plane.

[chrisvonderlinn]

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[lepivert]

No BF109... clear !