We got to the airport a bit early the skies were pretty much clear with a light NE wind. I was suprised with the number of ppl that showed up it was only like 10 so we waited for the liberty belle as it was coming from Denver. Standing in the company office I hear sqauk on radio that your b-17 just landed and a small cheer goes up and more ppl are coming in. Finally it taxis up and parks and they let us out onto tarmac. Lemme stop here and say Its BIG so anyway we get a lil speach from the PR guy and he says why dont we get in the air. Yep another cheer, he proceeds to say whoever wants a ride step forward and I am stomping lil guys into ground Jk (maybe) so anyway we board this beautiful machine and strap in. The crewman comes through plane with a bag of foam earplugs and says trust me so in they go. Pilot fires engines and Holy shit this big SOB is loud .We taxi out and I thought wow its loud but not that bad then they go to full throttle and OMFG we are sailing down the runway and its up into the wild blue yonder as they say the crewman gives us a thumbs up and we are free to walk anywhere as long as we hang on to something it was rough but not bad so I head for the open top were gunner used to be and its wide open my head sticking out and I am yelling woooohooo on I go up to cockpit and continue over the bombay and into nosecone where the bizzness end is including bomb sight and guns in bombadiers seat you are looking down through plexiglass it was a terrific view . Then the turbulence came picked me up and smacked the frame oh well we are In a B_fuckin 17 ! Around 10 miles out we turn back towards airport and this things turning like a mofo I am still up front looking down at farm fields very cool anyway back to airport and slip sliding in we land back on terra firma. It was a ride I will never forget! New number one in coolest shit I have ever done!Ok now the commercial (sorry) the Liberty foundation raises money for Our Vets so If interested to donate or get a ride heres the link Thnx everyone
http://www.libertyfoundation.org/index.php