WW II Birds
Jun 17, 2018 02:35:49 #
It was a perfect day for a ride. While driving around the wine country we came across these planes on display.
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Jun 17, 2018 03:58:03 #
Jun 17, 2018 06:50:48 #
Plymouth34 wrote:
It was a perfect day for a ride. While driving around the wine country we came across these planes on display.
Plymouth34, you must live a very lucky life. Excellent set of photos.
Greg
Jun 17, 2018 07:21:35 #
Jun 17, 2018 07:44:12 #
Nice ones. To think of how many thousands of Americans flew those things without heat.
Jun 17, 2018 10:24:46 #
Plymouth34 wrote:
Nice photos except for the halo around the B-24 in the fifth picture.It was a perfect day for a ride. While driving around the wine country we came across these planes on display.
Having lived in Northern California most of my life when you say 'wine country' I think of Napa, California. Is that the 'wine country' you are referring to? Or do you have a 'wine country' in the Pacific Northwest?
Jun 17, 2018 10:52:38 #
Jun 17, 2018 11:49:37 #
Plymouth34 wrote:
It was a perfect day for a ride. While driving around the wine country we came across these planes on display.
Thank you. Thumbs up are always nice.
Jun 17, 2018 11:57:41 #
CLF wrote:
Plymouth34, you must live a very lucky life. Excellent set of photos.
Greg
Greg
Hi Greg,
Thank you. Yes, I have been extremely fortunate. Luck of the draw I guess. I am in my ninth year of retirement and still going strong. My wife is semi retired. She works one day a week. That is her choice. She just can't let go. lol We are truly "living the dream".
Jun 17, 2018 12:00:03 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Great set!
Thanks Swamp-Cork! :) I like your avatar. Can't beat a good sunrise/sunset photo.
Jun 17, 2018 12:08:24 #
davefales wrote:
Nice ones. To think of how many thousands of Americans flew those things without heat.
Thank you. You are correct. There are no frills on these planes. A side note. I am 6'4" and tried to walk inside two of these planes. Let's just say it was entertaining to watch me try to navigate from back to front. :)
Jun 17, 2018 12:21:51 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Nice photos except for the halo around the B-24 in the fifth picture.
Having lived in Northern California most of my life when you say 'wine country' I think of Napa, California. Is that the 'wine country' you are referring to? Or do you have a 'wine country' in the Pacific Northwest?
Having lived in Northern California most of my life when you say 'wine country' I think of Napa, California. Is that the 'wine country' you are referring to? Or do you have a 'wine country' in the Pacific Northwest?
Sorry about the halo. Rookie mistake. Or, can I blame it on my old guys eyes? :) What part of northern California do you live in? My wife in a California girl. Born and raised just outside of San Jose. Yes, NAPA is definitely wine country. But.... surprisingly Oregon has a healthy wine business. We have over 300 wineries and more than 75 varieties of grapes. In the 60's some wine growers from California took a chance at growing in our NW climate and were successful. Yamhill County, just outside of Portland has a number of wineries. But they are scattered all over the state.
Jun 17, 2018 12:31:38 #
SeamusMac wrote:
Is that Felts Field in Spokane?
No, it is Aurora State airport. It is about a forty-five minute drive from Portland, Oregon. It is the third busiest airport in Oregon. But... it did not have a tower until 2015.
Jun 17, 2018 12:32:29 #
Jun 17, 2018 12:35:03 #
SeamusMac wrote:
Well, I was only about 500 miles off.
Heck, you are almost a neighbor.
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