Texas Raiders B-17 Flying Fortress visits Nashville: Hi Folks, when I heard this plane was here on display for 3 days, well I just couldn't sit on the couch at home. Drove out to the...

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Aug 30, 2018 14:32:20 #

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Hi Folks, when I heard this plane was here on display for 3 days, well I just couldn't sit on the couch at home. Drove out to the airport and got a few shots. Hope you don't mind my sharing a few of my images with you. I did climb through the aircraft, boy what a tight squeeze for this fat man. Then later that afternoon I got a shot of it landing after taking some lucky folks on a aerial flight over Nashville. There is some ghosting of people in some shots. With the harsh/bright lighting I was shooting dark in camera HDR's that I then fixed (brightened) in post processing. Enjoy my friends.

Cockpit of the B-17. DSC08666-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Front view of the Texas Raiders B-17. DSC08714-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Nose area and chin turret of the B-17. DSC08719-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

One of the four Wright Cyclone Radial Piston Engines. DSC08725-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

The Namesake Artwork. DSC08745-01a by James Frazier, on Flickr

Front left 3/4 view. DSC08763-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

DSC08779-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Top gun turret on the Flying Fortress. DSC08783-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Engine stagger...DSC08839-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Here's a good comparison of the B-17 with a modern day B-737 passenger jet. DSC08955-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Wing flaps down, flaring out for touch down. DSC08991-01 by James Frazier, on Flickr

Aug 30, 2018 14:33:47 #

danniepolley

Excellent

Aug 30, 2018 14:34:29 #

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

VERY COOL SHOTS!!! Nice work, James! Love the cockpit photo in particular.

Aug 30, 2018 14:39:30 #

Scribe Loc: Shropshire UK

Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful pictures. My Father-in Law will be delighted to closely study them. He flew in Lancasters, Wellingtons and Halifax in WW2; He is 96 at the moment.

Kind regards,

George

Aug 30, 2018 14:51:47 #

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

Scribe wrote:

I believe these flew out of your area. Glad we were able to help you boys out during WWII. Please thank your Father-in-Law for his service to his nation and country.

Aug 30, 2018 14:52:23 #

angler Loc: StHelens England

Great set James

Aug 30, 2018 14:52:27 #

Dan Downie Loc: Rochester, NY

Nice shots. I especially like the cockpit shot.

Aug 30, 2018 14:57:00 #

loosecanon Loc: Central Texas

Beautiful pictures of such an elegant and important plane.

Aug 30, 2018 15:25:55 #

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

Great shots,thanks for sharing....

Aug 30, 2018 15:28:24 #

gsmith051 Loc: Fairfield Glade, TN

Very nice.

Aug 30, 2018 15:48:42 #

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Great set!!

Aug 30, 2018 18:20:26 #

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Wonderful close-ups and storytelling with images!

Aug 30, 2018 18:30:22 #

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

A magnificent set, James. Very interesting & the photos are stunning.

Aug 30, 2018 19:24:46 #

papoo

Great Job. These are great pictures of a great Airplane. I flew a B-17 for two years in Air Sea Rescue. Only difference is we had a 34 Foot boat attached to
the bomb bay, with three 99' parachutes to drop it for rescue purposes. I'm only 94 years old and would love to fly that thing again. Elton Denner

Aug 30, 2018 21:56:18 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Beautiful series. Great job.

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