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<blockquote data-quote="Lotahp1" data-source="post: 1607077" data-attributes="member: 10998"><p>What a sight!!! I was lucky enough to have flown in Texas Raiders and what was known back then as Diamond Lil the B-24. Both Confederate Air Force planes. I has all of 14-17 and both rides were down at the big CAF airshow in midland. I ran around with some of the well knowns in the CAF and got me the rides. I take my sons to see a WW2 plane anytime there is one even close. Have some great pictures of them in Liberty Belle. Sadly thats the B-17 that burnt up just a few months ago. My Grandpa was a bombadier in B-24s...sadly I dont know much about what he did because he died when I was 13...right when I was just starting to get into these old things. I have his wings. And alittle info on his group. These old planes are so important to teach history. You can read all you want but untill you have heard a big radial or smelled the smoke after one starts or held that throttle in your hand. Whew thats when it rings clear. Oh and to be honest I got lost on one of my cross country flights when I was a student pilot...I had a GPS. Found my way after a bit but, These guys flew with nothing like what we have today. And made it back time and again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lotahp1, post: 1607077, member: 10998"] What a sight!!! I was lucky enough to have flown in Texas Raiders and what was known back then as Diamond Lil the B-24. Both Confederate Air Force planes. I has all of 14-17 and both rides were down at the big CAF airshow in midland. I ran around with some of the well knowns in the CAF and got me the rides. I take my sons to see a WW2 plane anytime there is one even close. Have some great pictures of them in Liberty Belle. Sadly thats the B-17 that burnt up just a few months ago. My Grandpa was a bombadier in B-24s...sadly I dont know much about what he did because he died when I was 13...right when I was just starting to get into these old things. I have his wings. And alittle info on his group. These old planes are so important to teach history. You can read all you want but untill you have heard a big radial or smelled the smoke after one starts or held that throttle in your hand. Whew thats when it rings clear. Oh and to be honest I got lost on one of my cross country flights when I was a student pilot...I had a GPS. Found my way after a bit but, These guys flew with nothing like what we have today. And made it back time and again. [/QUOTE]
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