Geedee and Rocketeers Collings Foundation Tour 2014
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fubar57
General
Nice Gary. I like it when curve balls(or the cricket equivalent) are thrown in at the start of a trip, it sets the tone.
Geo
Geo
Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
This could be another Bucket of Popcorn thread. Get comfy as I feel it will be an epic thread.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
I'm all eyes!
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Great shots Gary!
Crimea_River
Marshal
My bucket list just got bigger....
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Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Is there any way you can add sound and smell to this photographic bonanza?
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
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Is there any way you can add sound and smell to this photographic bonanza?
Stay tooned buddy, stay tooned !
Crimea_River
Marshal
Hi guys.....I am late to the show...sorry....been working on my Camel project....
Yep, I was really looking forward to going to the Tour after Gary's time last year. It did not disappoint!
Anyhoo, as Gary said we went on seperate carriers. I fly on BA alot so went with them and got rather, well, jolly in the Exec Lounge. We were also late off due to the previous pilot jumping on the brakes lol!
Was worried when got to Boston as no sign of Gaz....so made way to hire car pace and picked up the 'box'. Actually Fugly but a good car. We drove to Hyannis - pretty place. We stayed in an 'interesting' motel but survived the night without a visit form Norman Bates! We made our way to Hyannis Airport and dropped off the car. The first day was cool with us meeting the team, Gary reacquainting himself. Worked the Px, loaded stuff into the B17 and cleaned up the oil off the cowls. Seeing Betty Jane shining was wonderful, she had just been polished - what an awesome and beautiful bird she is. All too soon, we were packed up and off to Worcester. I flew with Gary in the B24.....I last flew in her in AZ last year. The coast of Cape Cod amd MA was beautiful.
Yep, I was really looking forward to going to the Tour after Gary's time last year. It did not disappoint!
Anyhoo, as Gary said we went on seperate carriers. I fly on BA alot so went with them and got rather, well, jolly in the Exec Lounge. We were also late off due to the previous pilot jumping on the brakes lol!
Was worried when got to Boston as no sign of Gaz....so made way to hire car pace and picked up the 'box'. Actually Fugly but a good car. We drove to Hyannis - pretty place. We stayed in an 'interesting' motel but survived the night without a visit form Norman Bates! We made our way to Hyannis Airport and dropped off the car. The first day was cool with us meeting the team, Gary reacquainting himself. Worked the Px, loaded stuff into the B17 and cleaned up the oil off the cowls. Seeing Betty Jane shining was wonderful, she had just been polished - what an awesome and beautiful bird she is. All too soon, we were packed up and off to Worcester. I flew with Gary in the B24.....I last flew in her in AZ last year. The coast of Cape Cod amd MA was beautiful.
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The chap on the transit to Worcester was a B24 Flt Engineer Vet - top chap....he had a notebook of his 32 raids. On his last mission, he stayed on to finish the rest of his crew's tour with them (he had already finished). They were shot down and made POWs. He was the first of many real life heros I was privilaged to meet
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Great shots guys!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Fricken awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(damn you)
(damn you)
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good to see your contributions start Tony.
Worcester MA was an amazing stop with beautiful weather. A mix of pix here. Worcester is not far from the CF base so we had the 'new' Goose and Skyraider turn up as well as the awesomely beautiful A36 Apache Baby Carmen. Met another great Vet who wanted to experience pulling thru the B24 props again - a job he last did 70 years ago. The crowds were great and we had some amazing experiences. It was also my birthday on the Friday - so had a jolly nice lump of cheesecake!
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Lovely shots!
