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Memphis belle was at brainard airport in Hartford,ct this weekend. She looked wonderful and the lines to ride her were amazing on both days.
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Ssssssh, you'll upset Mutangdriver calling it 'Memphis Belle'! :lol:
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Oops! The "movie" memphis belle.....don't we all know that here :lol:

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It flew over Pratt yesterday. Some of my co-workers took some pictures, but I was stuck inside and didn’t see her fly over. :x

There will be more B-17’s in the area.
Nine O Nine at Waterbury-Oxford on September 6-9.
Aluminum Overcast at Brainard on September 20-22.

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Mike wrote:
Ssssssh, you'll upset Mutangdriver calling it 'Memphis Belle'! :lol:


Do you mean Image, the B-17 formerly known as "Memphis Belle"?
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phil65 wrote:
It flew over Pratt yesterday. Some of my co-workers took some pictures, but I was stuck inside and didn’t see her fly over. :x

There will be more B-17’s in the area.
Nine O Nine at Waterbury-Oxford on September 6-9.
Aluminum Overcast at Brainard on September 20-22.


Wow! Aluminum overcast is coming!?

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Jerry O'Neill wrote:
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Ssssssh, you'll upset Mutangdriver calling it 'Memphis Belle'! :lol:


Do you mean Image, the B-17 formerly known as "Memphis Belle"?
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Nice jerry! Lol. I personally don't give a darn what they call it or how they paint her. There's one name nobody can whine about, she simple is "The Queen of the skies"

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Needs the guns through the nose plexi as well as enlarged cheek windows. Its been 25 years plus like that and its time to fix that.Rant off

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And put the top turret back in!
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Jerry O'Neill wrote:
Mike wrote:
Ssssssh, you'll upset Mutangdriver calling it 'Memphis Belle'! :lol:


Do you mean Image, the B-17 formerly known as "Memphis Belle"?
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Dude, that is HILARIOUS. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Great shots Frank! Wish I could have been there. I know Connecticut is a small state but.... seems like a shame that all the tours are only going to Brainard or Oxford. What... no love for KBDR? :(

Hey... even going to Windham or New London would be a change.

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And put the top turret back in!

Its on patrol somewhere up north.Its a famous turret in my book.

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Needs the guns through the nose plexi as well as enlarged cheek windows. Its been 25 years plus like that and its time to fix that.Rant off



Should I ask why those items were not installed or it that question a can of worms? :rolleyes: A lack of original parts out there???
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My boss at the time, when I was working for Dave Tallichet was a "RICHARD E HEAD" and, hated the fact his underlings had talent to build things that didn't exsist and he didn't.There was always some wacky people working for Dave back in the day.Anyway to show he was boss he said we weren't putting those parts in and his was the final say.We even said we would do it on our own time and he said no.I had the F model nose glass done on my own dime(Tallichet re-embursed me for that) and that is what got me cashiered by 'THE RICHARD".We now lease the plane and I would like to make it right but it doesn't stay in one place long enough to do the work required to make the nose right.

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So your saying that there is a possibility that the belle could get the enlarged cheek guns? After airshow season perhaps? That would be sweet!

Any chance she'll be back in geneseo this year?
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