I second that. Love the shots of the '17 being restored.
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I second that. Love the shots of the '17 being restored.
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
It was pretty cool being close to the B-17. Only other one I have been near was the Memphis Belle when it was on Mud Island. The B-17 still has a long way to go as shows in the pictures. The entire tail gunner assembly is off probably getting restored somewhere else. None of the turrets were installed. I was going to donate 10 dollars towards it, and my wife called me nut's. So after getting a ear full, I only dontated 3 dollars. I feel bad as I know its very expensive to restore a B-17. But yet I guess every dollar counts. Maybe next time I can sneak a little more in there with out her looking.
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
Just some updated pictures, hope yall like.
#1 2: Family Pictures.
#3: The family at Disney Land hanging out with Minnie Mouse.
#4: Our little aviator Trick or Treating
#5: LexiAnn in her princess outfit.
#6 7: Self portraits of LexiAnn on her 2nd B-day.
#1 2: Family Pictures.
#3: The family at Disney Land hanging out with Minnie Mouse.
#4: Our little aviator Trick or Treating
#5: LexiAnn in her princess outfit.
#6 7: Self portraits of LexiAnn on her 2nd B-day.
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Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
She's a cutie Beau!!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Cool pix, and you have a real cutie on your hands!
The Halloween costume was very cool, by the way...
The Halloween costume was very cool, by the way...
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Very cool!
(You might want to start stocking up on guns now)
(You might want to start stocking up on guns now)
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Hey BP, just in case you haven't seen the "8 Rules for Dating My Daughter", I thought I'd post 'em for ya'... 
Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.
Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.
Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, In order to assure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric staple gun and fasten your trousers securely in place around your waist.
Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate: when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I WILL kill you.
Rule Five:
In order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."
Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make YOU cry.
Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process which can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?
Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places lacking parents, policemen, or nuns. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka zipped up to her chin. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which feature chainsaws are okay. Hockey games are okay.
Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.
Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.
Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, In order to assure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric staple gun and fasten your trousers securely in place around your waist.
Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate: when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I WILL kill you.
Rule Five:
In order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."
Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make YOU cry.
Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process which can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?
Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places lacking parents, policemen, or nuns. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka zipped up to her chin. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which feature chainsaws are okay. Hockey games are okay.
evangilder
"Shooter"
She's a cutie, Beau. Shotguns and scary faces are a dad's best weapons. 
I've been practicing a few of those scary faces, I think I'm going to need them too.
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
Thanks for the comments guys, and she's a hand full. Plus, already got the guns loaded hehehe.
ontos
Tech Sergeant
You have a great looking family Beau. The shots of the museum are fantastic, I would love to have a straight on shot of the engines. 8)
8)
B-17engineer
Colonel
Wonderful!
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Nice looking family BP.
It looks like you had a great day at Disneyland.
California or Florida ?
Wheels
It looks like you had a great day at Disneyland.
California or Florida ?
Wheels
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
The pictures here were at DisneyLand in California. We visited Disney World in Florida back in July, so I got my dose of both in the same year.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
Hehe, is the little one already buttering you up for next years trip to see Mickey Minnie?
Wheels
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
lol, no not yet at least. Next trip will be to Louisiana to visit my parents in January. Cant wait, hoping to do alot fo fishing.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
And eating! Man the food is good in the entire state!
Nice Siggy!
Nice Siggy!
ontos
Tech Sergeant
Personally, Disneyland is my favorite place to go. I would go every month if I could. My parents took me there when it first opened. My brother and I were just overcome with joy on that day. I guess you might say it is an escape place.
diddyriddick
Staff Sergeant
Very cool pics!
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
And eating! Man the food is good in the entire state!
Nice Siggy!
Yep, Im sorry to say but I think Louisiana has some of the best food there is, As long as you dont ask many questions about what you are eating. Somethings are better left unknown.
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beaupower32
Tech Sergeant
Went to the little aircraft display here on Charleston AFB yesterday. My little girl had a blast. Here are the Aircraft C-121 Constellation, a C-124C Globemaster II, and a C-141B Starlifter. There is a C-47 here also that I will get pictures of later, as the wify wasnt doing good so we cut it short. Here are soem histories on the aircraft. The Last 3 pictures are off the internet as I didnt take any of the complete aircraft.
The successful restoration and display of the C-47 in 1982 sparked the base to attempt to acquire other aircraft flown at Charleston AFB. The "bone yard" at Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona, had four C-121Cs in storage, and by 1985, the USAF Museum had approved the base's loan request for one of these aircraft. After borrowing various components and parts, a team of active duty, Reservists, and retirees restored the aircraft now on display to flyable status in only 13 days. The costs for the entire team was less than $6,000. A crew, once qualified in C-121s, had been assembled from different bases. The flight to Charleston AFB on June 10, 1985, in a sense, reenacted the aircraft's first appearance 30 years earlier.
The C-124 on display arrived on the base in August 1986 from the Florence Air and Missile Museum, Florence, South Carolina.
The C-141 fuselage on display in the air park was retired in September 1993 with a formal ceremony. Brig Gen Thomas R. Mikolajcik, 437th Airlift Wing Commander, piloted the aircraft on its last flight. This particular fuselage was the first C-141 to reach 40,000 flying hours.
The successful restoration and display of the C-47 in 1982 sparked the base to attempt to acquire other aircraft flown at Charleston AFB. The "bone yard" at Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona, had four C-121Cs in storage, and by 1985, the USAF Museum had approved the base's loan request for one of these aircraft. After borrowing various components and parts, a team of active duty, Reservists, and retirees restored the aircraft now on display to flyable status in only 13 days. The costs for the entire team was less than $6,000. A crew, once qualified in C-121s, had been assembled from different bases. The flight to Charleston AFB on June 10, 1985, in a sense, reenacted the aircraft's first appearance 30 years earlier.
The C-124 on display arrived on the base in August 1986 from the Florence Air and Missile Museum, Florence, South Carolina.
The C-141 fuselage on display in the air park was retired in September 1993 with a formal ceremony. Brig Gen Thomas R. Mikolajcik, 437th Airlift Wing Commander, piloted the aircraft on its last flight. This particular fuselage was the first C-141 to reach 40,000 flying hours.
