Rush Limbaugh...and not OT (Liberty Belle, Rush, and I)

[B29Gunner]

Hey what happened to the back support on the Bombardier's seat? Man I was up all night painting that thing and some other stuff a couple years back!!

[lmritger]

Now, if we could just get Nancy Pelosi to take flight on the Liberty Belle, maybe we could get a friend on both sides of the aisle and get bi-partisan support for warbird friendly legislation!

Here I was, all set to type something offensive about Limbaugh (one of the people I most loathe, not that I'm a big Pelosi fan either), and then you go and post something sensible like this... yes, actually, that is an outstanding idea. History and it's preservation knows no political boundary, and having powerful Republican and Democrat supporters is an excellent idea.

Will the Belle (or any other B-17) be near Andrews at any point on this tour?

Lynn

[tom d. friedman]

pelosi must ride in the bomb bay. if your up their with her just watch your fingers by the bomb bay door release

[richkolasa]

Now, if we could just get Nancy Pelosi to take flight on the Liberty Belle, maybe we could get a friend on both sides of the aisle and get bi-partisan support for warbird friendly legislation!

Totally unrelated, if that were to happen, the bomb-doors are active. Let me reset that breaker now...

Rich

[lmritger]

pelosi must ride in the bomb bay. if your up their with her just watch your fingers by the bomb bay door release

Was going to say the same thing about Limbaugh, actually...

Lynn

[richkolasa]

On a personal standpoint, I couldn't care less whether you like the man or not, and it bugs me that narcissitic people have to inject their "views" into a thread about the AVIATION EVENT, not the political activity. Of course, it's always one side that has to impose their views, you may notice. Something about "thou doth protest too much" me thinks.

Rich

[cozmo]

Whether you like the guy, or not, I think its pretty neat.

Now, if we could just get Nancy Pelosi to take flight on the Liberty Belle, maybe we could get a friend on both sides of the aisle and get bi-partisan support for warbird friendly legislation!

I'm not sure if I would want Pelosi on my side with anything involving military hardware other than luxury transports. Just look at how the most powerful member of the House of Representatives has treated the USS Iowa.

At least Limbaugh would be consistent.

[Ztex]

Mod Hat on....

Easy Does it folks....

All in good fun I know...but let's not start this stuff up again...

Thanks....

[lmritger]

Capisce, Ztex... nothing further from me on that subject.

I will say how awesome that head-on pic of the Belle is with the kid looking up at it, though... just a great shot which really captures the sort of spirit I think we all felt (or still feel!) when we see these wonderful machines.

Lynn

[ZRX61]

He also stated that his dad flew P-51s in the China-Burma theatre, and that he'd seen some B-25s up close, but never a heavy bomber.

A Lancaster is a Heavy... a B17 is a 4 engine Medium

[SPANNERmkV]

Brings back MANY good memories.
The first B17 I flew in was Liberty Belle.
It loaded out of Hooks, where TR is now.
I sold a bunch of parts to Tom Reilly and some were for the second Brooks plane.

And I couldn't stop smiling for days after my flight. It certainly made me re-double my efforts on TR.

Best wishes to the LB Foundation and thanks for the loan of the landing gear motor.
See you at Thunder!

SPANNER

PS Rush is alright, but he's kinda Liberal for my tastes!

[Chuck Giese]

Hey what happened to the back support on the Bombardier's seat? Man I was up all night painting that thing and some other stuff a couple years back!!

Hey Trevor, I *think* it's around here somewhere. It needs to be rebuilt (again!). I may be able to get to it once DC-3 season ends in mid-October and I'm caught up in hours.

Chuck

[Chuck Giese]

Ah yes, my favorite view, and a great way to cool down on hot days while 'working' as the third crew.

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[B29Gunner]

Hey Trevor, I *think* it's around here somewhere. It needs to be rebuilt (again!). I may be able to get to it once DC-3 season ends in mid-October and I'm caught up in hours.

It needs to be rebuilt again? Good God man! What happened to it? I've got a couple of those seats if ya wanna trade out some parts and expedite things, I'll shoot ya an e-mail!

[Lynn Allen]

Didn't his dad fly P-38's in the war? He used to had a model of one in the back ground. Glad you had time to visit with thim. I thought he has a G550??

Fly safe,

Lynn