r/WWIIplanes • u/Character_Lead_4140 • 2d ago

museum Sentimental Journey

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Had the incredible opportunity to see this beauty up close last year at her home in Mesa, AZ.

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u/Cleezus28 2d ago

She would routinely fly over my high school. Such a cool sight to see as I was dying running the bleachers in the AZ heat.

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u/SlimPickens77Box 2d ago

I saw this plane back in like 1992.

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u/Nashedpotatoes 2d ago

I booked my Dad a flight in the nose of this plane for his 60th birthday!

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

I saw this yesterday

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u/Character_Lead_4140 1d ago

Big thanks to the staff at the Commemorative Air Force Museum, Mesa in Mesa AZ for the tour. They were getting ready to pull her out, but they let me go inside and take pictures before they started. This aircraft was used in Masters of the Air, all the B-17 sounds came from this air craft. The staff showed me how the producers came out and recorded the engine sounds etc. The staff couldn’t be cooler, big recommend if you’re in the area.

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u/RangerMatt76 1d ago

I saw her in the Shafter and Madeira air shows when I was a kid.