Re: [MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today
Rich said At 05:37 PM 3/2/2008, you wrote: >Just got home from the Sunday Ultimate game, right after we finished >playing and were sitting around, I hear a drone from afar and see a big >4-engine prop plane coming, it flew over at about 800ft -- was a B-17, >which I think belongs to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. >Earlier I had seen what I think was a B-25 but did not get a good look >as it was a mile or so away. Yepthat's what it was. They have a B-17 and a B-25 and several smaller a/c. There were several LSFM planes up at the Montgomery County airport, and for a fairly hefty fee ($425 for 20-25 minutes in the B-17), you could go for a ride in the plane. I live about 3 miles from the airport, and saw 'em flyin' around all afternoon. I had been down in Freeport all weekend working on a ship, and saw the billboard on the drive home. Check out their web site... http://www.lsfm.org/. They do fly-ins at the small airports around Houston, and I think on most other weekends you can get a ride at the museum site in Galveston. I just picked up old model kits of a B-17, B-25 and B-29 from a local hobby shop...$5.00 each. The grandsons and I are gonna have fun with those. Royce ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today
Rich wrote<> Now imagine a 1000 of them - with 700 escort fighters. The destruction of a raid like that must have been incredible - yet many factories, refineries, etc. were producing at max output within days of a raid. Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 6:37 PM Subject: [MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today > Just got home from the Sunday Ultimate game, right after we finished > playing and were sitting around, I hear a drone from afar and see a big > 4-engine prop plane coming, it flew over at about 800ft -- was a B-17, > which I think belongs to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. > Earlier I had seen what I think was a B-25 but did not get a good look > as it was a mile or so away. > > That was pretty cool, I can imagine the fear that thing could strike in > someone on the receiving end of its load. I told my buddies that I had > a neighbor lived up near Boston who left Georgia Tech mid-way through > his engineering school to go fly B-17s from England, he was there when > the war ended (and his stories about the parties after, a young handsome > fly-boy Yank...). He was afraid of heights, even a little ladder, but > would strap that thing on and go flying into flak and fighters and > everything else. > > --R > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today
I highly recommend the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston! Also highly rated is the Naval Air Museum in Pensecola! Both are Awesome. At 05:37 PM 3/2/2008, you wrote: >Just got home from the Sunday Ultimate game, right after we finished >playing and were sitting around, I hear a drone from afar and see a big >4-engine prop plane coming, it flew over at about 800ft -- was a B-17, >which I think belongs to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. >Earlier I had seen what I think was a B-25 but did not get a good look >as it was a mile or so away. > >That was pretty cool, I can imagine the fear that thing could strike in >someone on the receiving end of its load. I told my buddies that I had >a neighbor lived up near Boston who left Georgia Tech mid-way through >his engineering school to go fly B-17s from England, he was there when >the war ended (and his stories about the parties after, a young handsome >fly-boy Yank...). He was afraid of heights, even a little ladder, but >would strap that thing on and go flying into flak and fighters and >everything else. > >--R > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today
> 4-engine prop plane coming, it flew over at about 800ft -- was a B-17, Last year we nearly got 'buzzed' by a B17. Pretty cool, my son got to see it. It was fairly low, and nearly directly overhead. Shiny. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today
Funny you say that, I know a couple of pilots who can't climb a ladder to change a light bulb. lol One flies stunt planes. Ed 300E On 02/03/2008, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just got home from the Sunday Ultimate game, right after we finished > playing and were sitting around, I hear a drone from afar and see a big > 4-engine prop plane coming, it flew over at about 800ft -- was a B-17, > which I think belongs to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. > Earlier I had seen what I think was a B-25 but did not get a good look > as it was a mile or so away. > > That was pretty cool, I can imagine the fear that thing could strike in > someone on the receiving end of its load. I told my buddies that I had > a neighbor lived up near Boston who left Georgia Tech mid-way through > his engineering school to go fly B-17s from England, he was there when > the war ended (and his stories about the parties after, a young handsome > fly-boy Yank...). He was afraid of heights, even a little ladder, but > would strap that thing on and go flying into flak and fighters and > everything else. > > --R > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: Cool airplanes today
Just got home from the Sunday Ultimate game, right after we finished playing and were sitting around, I hear a drone from afar and see a big 4-engine prop plane coming, it flew over at about 800ft -- was a B-17, which I think belongs to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston. Earlier I had seen what I think was a B-25 but did not get a good look as it was a mile or so away. That was pretty cool, I can imagine the fear that thing could strike in someone on the receiving end of its load. I told my buddies that I had a neighbor lived up near Boston who left Georgia Tech mid-way through his engineering school to go fly B-17s from England, he was there when the war ended (and his stories about the parties after, a young handsome fly-boy Yank...). He was afraid of heights, even a little ladder, but would strap that thing on and go flying into flak and fighters and everything else. --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
