Dave1982
07-23-2009, 12:00 AM
So, on Saturday I will be accompanying my father to Lawrence Municipal Airport in N Andover, MA, where he will get to do something he's always wanted to do: fly in a B-17 Flying Fortress. For a mere $450.
He was born well after WWII ended, but has always had a fascination with the B-17. He and I used to play "B-17 Bomber" on our old Intellivision when I was 5 (this being before we got our NES); he'd fly the plane and do the bomb run; I'd work the machine guns. We had lots of fun doing that. Now he'll get to do it for real (minus actual combat, of course).
One thing I will be doing is taking some detail photos of the plane, as he's requested I make a model of the Liberty Belle (the name of the plane he'll be flying) for his to put in his office as a birthday present. That way, he'll have a model of "his" B-17 that he can point to and say "I flew on THAT plane!"
Oughta be a great day!
He was born well after WWII ended, but has always had a fascination with the B-17. He and I used to play "B-17 Bomber" on our old Intellivision when I was 5 (this being before we got our NES); he'd fly the plane and do the bomb run; I'd work the machine guns. We had lots of fun doing that. Now he'll get to do it for real (minus actual combat, of course).
One thing I will be doing is taking some detail photos of the plane, as he's requested I make a model of the Liberty Belle (the name of the plane he'll be flying) for his to put in his office as a birthday present. That way, he'll have a model of "his" B-17 that he can point to and say "I flew on THAT plane!"
Oughta be a great day!