Rare WWII Plane (B-17 bomber) Flies for New Orleans

[steve2470]

http://news.yahoo.com/video/rare-wwii-plane-flies-orleans-144241355.html?format=embed&player_autoplay=false

Right now I can't get the video to play but hopefully someone else will have luck with it.

This link works: http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91064&sitesection=wgno_newswithatwist&VID=24857793

(above link from here originally)

[Eleanors38]

1. Great video. Looks and.sounds like the plane is in great shape.

I had the opportunity to inspect a B-29 ("Fifi&quot in Austin. Very different with pressurized forward spaces and a tube leading to the bomb bay area, unmanned and automated machine guns all controlled by (according to the I.D.) a "General Electric Computer."

[catnhatnh]

2. Actually-despite the central fire control many B29's (at least early on) had gunners.

Crew included 11 men (1 more than the B-17). Here is more info with graphics of crew quarters...http://philcrowther.com/6thBG/6bgcrewm00.html

[Eleanors38]

4. The one I saw had shallow turrets with twin .50s, and not much more room for a small dog. The side

side blisters held the GE computers. Thanks for the link!

[steve2470]

3. kick nt