Kaptmorgan

Five or 6 years ago I took a low level half hour ride in a B-24. Hell of a great time. We sat strapped on the floor facing aft near the waist guns until airborne and then had free roam of the plane, some of us even taking the controls. That old bird sure does creak and rattle a lot. Scary little walk along a narrow suspended catwalk up to the front of the plane above bomb bay doors designed to break away if something heavy lands on them (ie. loose bombs or 250lb old guys like me ). Of course the plane started to bank when I was halfway across. We flew in formation with a B-17 and I got some good shots out the waist gun window including some of the 17 below us. BTW this experiance is available to most everyone in the continental US. Look up "Collings Foundation" and check out their cross country yearly schedule. They have rides in a B17, 25, 24, and even a 2 seat mustang and f4 phantom as well as a 2 seat me-262. Flights start around 400.00 (much higher in the fighters) and the best part is you can write the whole amount off on your taxes as a donation for charity.