Sentimental Journey: This WWII B-17 flew into Carson City's airport and for a fee, one could take a ride. Unfortunately, I was unable to ride along due to work time constraints. If I...

AK Dreamer Loc: Alaska & Nevada

This WWII B-17 flew into Carson City's airport and for a fee, one could take a ride. Unfortunately, I was unable to ride along due to work time constraints. If I ever have the opportunity to do it again I'll jump at the chance.

Gidgette Loc: Boerne,Texas

AK, did it have 11 kills? Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

AK Dreamer wrote:

This WWII B-17 flew into Carson City's airport and for a fee, one could take a ride. Unfortunately, I was unable to ride along due to work time constraints. If I ever have the opportunity to do it again I'll jump at the chance.

Nice photos AK.... I didn't hear about it till it was all over. I would have loved to just seen it. Thanks for posting them...

Mike

AK Dreamer Loc: Alaska & Nevada

Here's a link to the history of this aircraft. It rolled of the assembly line too late for the European theatre but went to the Pacific.

http://azcaf.org/pages/sentjourn.html

Bob

Sher Loc: Colorful Colorado

AK Dreamer wrote:

This WWII B-17 flew into Carson City's airport and for a fee, one could take a ride. Unfortunately, I was unable to ride along due to work time constraints. If I ever have the opportunity to do it again I'll jump at the chance.

Nice plane....This one came to our neck of the woods a couple years ago and I gave my husband a ride as a present

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

Thanks for the link Bob, that was quite a restoration project. It's a beautiful plane, they sure did an outstanding job.

Mike

Archy Loc: Lake Hamilton, Florida

My uncle (my mothers brother) was a belly gunner in a B-17.

Bunny-Jean Loc: Wisconsin

AK Dreamer wrote:

This WWII B-17 flew into Carson City's airport and for a fee, one could take a ride. Unfortunately, I was unable to ride along due to work time constraints. If I ever have the opportunity to do it again I'll jump at the chance.

These are some of the best I've seen!!!! that is an awesome plane!!!!

Al FR-153 Loc: Chicago Suburbs

Gidgette wrote:

AK, did it have 11 kills? Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Those are not 'Kills' those are bombing missions. My count on them is 55 bombing sorties.

Don't know that bombers ever posted their gunner's kills. The gunners were too busy playing CYA, and trying to get home alive; to count the number of fighters that they had to shoot down.

Just checked. She was assigned to Pacific Theater (5th Air Force) and Clark Field in the P.I. Here is a link to more info on her if you care to read and look. http://www.azcaf.org/pages/aircraft_bios/B-17G_FlyFort.html

Thanks for sharing photos of a great aircraft.

JRiddle Loc: San Martin, Ca.

Love that aircraft. I've seen it a few times on the West coast Air Show circuit. The season is about to start and there will be a smaller show at the Minden-Tahoe Airport at the end of June called the Aviation Roundup you might want to watch for. Nice pic's

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

An old friend of mine also a belly gunner on a 17. He went down on two of them over France. The resistance hid them for weeks before they could get back across the line. He passed away a few years ago in the veteran hosp. He lost one leg.