Rewards from one's efforts. B-17; not as in Bingo, but as in Boeing, Bomber and WWII

catch22

Monetary rewards from one's investment efforts are always nice to see on a printout or from your own math on a piece of paper; but there are times when a piece of this monetary reward is circulated into the economy. Such was the circumstance on a pleasant Sunday afternoon in Michigan, where some of the reward was placed towards a ride in a 70 year old, vintage WWII outfitted, B-17 bomber.

This opportunity had escaped our plans several years ago and would not happen again.
A take your own time self-guided tour of the aircraft was done earlier in the day; with the "ride" taking place in the late afternoon.

The only times, during the flight, we had to remain "belted" in place was during take-off and landing. Otherwise, the 10 passengers, were free to move about the aircraft into the various positions; excepting pilot and co-pilot positions.

Six minutes of video of this experience, with this aircraft. Yes, as expected; a very loud ride through the sky to bring everything to the fuller sense of the aircraft.

Another portion of this event available was a similar ride in the only remaining, flying B-24 bomber; as well as a ride in a dual cockpit, P-51.

Likely, one of the "once-in-a-lifetime" experiences. Daughter and I will not forget this wonderful experience.

Investing is fun and may be rewarding; but don't forget to reward yourself for your efforts, too.

Take care,
Catch

Mark

Sweet! Sounds like quite the hoot. My reward will be backpacking New Zealand this winter. It's got to be warmer than MN.

Crash

I'm frikkinm' jealous, Catch22. Sounds like a wonderful time. History ALIVE.

Ted

@MFO Members: A picture is worth a thousands words, of one's bucket list !
Regards,
Ted
B-17
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Color_Photographed_B-17E_in_Flight.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress&h=1181&w=1800&tbnid=bNwXKuBLZs78cM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=200&usg=__vu94aW
WTVkpEMOHA6RxCgg4OAgQ=&docid=P_ILbtRNUhezxM&itg=1

B-24
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/B-24_Liberators_in_Formation,_1980.JPEG&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator&h=1900&w=2725&tbnid=xeJw9jY9rKUujM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=200&usg=__YfcEm29eYcKOIdFzDzYbEaZeE0c=&docid=1h13GqyaK8QnWM&itg=1


P-51:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/P51_Mustang_Wairarapa.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang&h=1099&w=1650&tbnid=kvN9vjKSrStx9M:&tbnh=133&tbnw=200&usg=__Hr4hpcADKAHh9DkZAWQ7ueZ0QjY=&docid=SkR_GK6_Zfv_GM&itg=1

hank

Nice job Catch. Money well spent.

That vintage bird reminds me of the old planes Silver Airways flies in Florida. This spring it took us 9-10 hours to get from Key West to Orlando with them on a scheduled "non-stop" flight. I'm sure your B-17 was in better condition, on time, and that the pilot didn't argue about the prescribed route with his dispatchers and gate agents in front of the customers.

Reviews on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/silver-airways-fort-lauderdale

Note: Other airlines (like United) use this outfit (in Florida) as their commuter airline.

Old_Skeet

The Legend of the Lady Jeannette … Dual Congressional Metals of Honor B-17

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940816&slug=1925512

Crash

Those pictures are now in my screensaver, gratefully, Ted.

Dex

catch22 said:

Monetary rewards from one's investment efforts are always nice to see on a printout or from your own math on a piece of paper; but there are times when a piece of this monetary reward is circulated into the economy. Such was the circumstance on a pleasant Sunday afternoon in Michigan, where some of the reward was placed towards a ride in a 70 year old, vintage WWII outfitted, B-17 bomber.

So, what did you bomb?