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Collings Battle Creek Tour Stop ~ Aug 6th - 8th 2008

Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:54 pm

The Collings Foundation's tour stop at Battle Creek, MI presented an opportunity to get up close for some pictures and take a ride in the B-17 :D

In the UK and Europe signs like these would cause a very large queue of passengers to form .......

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I really liked the look of the FBO facility .....

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Can you tell what it is yet ?

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Nine-O-Nine sits out the afternoon .....

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Fellow WIXer and B-17 Co-Pilot for my ride ~ Taigh Ramey gives 909 some TLC prior to the flight from the ladder closest to the camera .....

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With the prospect of rain coming ~ it's time to put the Mustang away .....

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Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:13 pm

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:05 pm

Peter...I wish you would have said hi at Battle Creek! glad you had a good time...great to see you at Thunder!

Jim

Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:15 pm

What's that snazzy biplane? :heart:

I like it! :D

Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:09 am

That's only about a mile from my house. Naturally, they picked the week I was out of town on vacation to make this year's only stops in Michigan. :x

The bipe is one of the reproductions built by Waco Classic Aircraft. I think it's their deomstrator, as I see it cruising around town from time to time. Looks like the Collings boys were parked in front of Waco's factory/restoration facility.

SN
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