Photos from my B-17 flight

Docjonel · 09-23-06, 07:12 PM

Back on the ground, a classic pose:

The B-24 landed right behind us. She suffered a birdstrike on this flight. In the second shot you can barely make out the hole in the wing leading edge between the starboard inboard and outboard engines.

Love this shot. The ghosts of days gone by:

B-25, B-24, and B-17, all back from their flights:

I have all of these in higher resolution, should anyone be interested.
Hope you liked 'em!

Dowly · 09-23-06, 07:39 PM

Great shots!! Thanks for sharing them with us! The B-17 is my favorite aircraft, a real beauty.

kiwi_2005 · 09-23-06, 08:10 PM

Wow!

Kiwi dusts of B-17 fighting fortress and installs!

Camaero · 09-23-06, 09:41 PM

Right on man. I have been inside that very B17 along with the B-24 it travels with. Never in flight though. The B-17 is certainly one of my favorite aircraft.

Is that 190 photoshopped?

If they had 190s buzzing the plane it would really be worth the money!

Onkel Neal · 09-23-06, 10:19 PM

Very cool, thanks for sharing

Docjonel · 09-23-06, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaero

Right on man. I have been inside that very B17 along with the B-24 it travels with. Never in flight though. The B-17 is certainly one of my favorite aircraft.

Is that 190 photoshopped?

If they had 190s buzzing the plane it would really be worth the money!

No, it's only Paint Shop Pro'd!

Took some screenshots of IL-2 Sturmovik with the proper lighting, pasted in the Focke-Wulf, then down-adjusted the gamma settings and blurred it. Came out looking pretty cool, IMHO.
Here's another one, maybe not as good as the first two:

Rose · 09-23-06, 10:34 PM

That's... so... beautiful.... You lucky SOB.

moose1am · 09-24-06, 01:34 PM

I was thinking the very same thing about the FW190 in attack mode. Very good picture even it it's photoshopped. It sure looks real to me.

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaero

Right on man. I have been inside that very B17 along with the B-24 it travels with. Never in flight though. The B-17 is certainly one of my favorite aircraft.

Is that 190 photoshopped?

If they had 190s buzzing the plane it would really be worth the money!

Docjonel · 09-24-06, 01:56 PM

We are so used to seeing grainy black and white films of aerial combat in Europe. During my flight I was trying to imagine what it would be like if we were damaged, alone, and heading back from a mission at low altitude. Those events happened in vivid color for the men involved. I'm glad the photoshopped images convey a little of the reality of that experience.

Again, the higher res versions look even better than these ones I have posted at ImageShack.
Thanks for the comments all. You want to share photos like these with people who appreciate them.

Sailor Steve · 09-24-06, 03:15 PM

A-MAZ-ing! Those of us who could never afford that thank you for the shots.

09-23-06, 07:12 PM	#1
Docjonel Watch Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mystic, Connecticut Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Back on the ground, a classic pose: The B-24 landed right behind us. She suffered a birdstrike on this flight. In the second shot you can barely make out the hole in the wing leading edge between the starboard inboard and outboard engines. Love this shot. The ghosts of days gone by: B-25, B-24, and B-17, all back from their flights: I have all of these in higher resolution, should anyone be interested. Hope you liked 'em! Last edited by Docjonel; 09-23-06 at 07:20 PM.

09-23-06, 08:10 PM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Wow! Kiwi dusts of B-17 fighting fortress and installs! __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

09-23-06, 09:41 PM	#4
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Right on man. I have been inside that very B17 along with the B-24 it travels with. Never in flight though. The B-17 is certainly one of my favorite aircraft. Is that 190 photoshopped? If they had 190s buzzing the plane it would really be worth the money! __________________ Last edited by Camaero; 09-23-06 at 09:45 PM.

09-24-06, 03:15 PM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A-MAZ-ing! Those of us who could never afford that thank you for the shots. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-23-06, 07:39 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Great shots!! Thanks for sharing them with us! The B-17 is my favorite aircraft, a real beauty.

09-23-06, 10:19 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Very cool, thanks for sharing

09-23-06, 10:34 PM	#7
Rose Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 966 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's... so... beautiful.... You lucky SOB.

09-24-06, 01:56 PM	#9
Docjonel Watch Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mystic, Connecticut Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We are so used to seeing grainy black and white films of aerial combat in Europe. During my flight I was trying to imagine what it would be like if we were damaged, alone, and heading back from a mission at low altitude. Those events happened in vivid color for the men involved. I'm glad the photoshopped images convey a little of the reality of that experience. Again, the higher res versions look even better than these ones I have posted at ImageShack. Thanks for the comments all. You want to share photos like these with people who appreciate them.