Re: ot planes

Posted by NEsota on January 26, 2007 at 13:16:04 from (64.131.21.253):

In Reply to: ot planes posted by ken in texas on January 26, 2007 at 09:47:08:

Was a flight student in 1967, soloed and did cross-country in Cessna 140, (Then worth $2500). Road in a Vagabond back then that had sold for $800. The 140 cost $8.00/hr. wet, tach time and instructor was $5/hr. Had a short ride in what I think is the last true B-24 flying, three years ago.

Our farm was at the intersection of two airways and 70 miles from Offutt AFB. At the time, late 40's, Lincoln AFB had tankers and we would often see the bombers and tankers from these bases refueling overhead. Also saw the B-36 (It is larger than the 52.) in the air a lot. They have one and a B-52 at the indoor SAC museum on I-80 twenty miles west of Omaha. The bomb bay size in these is amazing. The museum has other planes and missiles also.

I frequently lunch with a 8th AF group that includes several 15th AF WWII vets. Some were POWs. One of the guys, a B-17 tail gunner survived a crash in the tail of the plane that was blown off the rest of the plane at 10,000 feet plus.

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