 Dad standing outside the EAA Air Academy Lodge |
 1929 Travel Air E4000 |
 All three planes we flew in. |
 1927 Spirit of St. Louis replica |
 Preflighting the Swallow |
 Spirit of St. Louis taking off |
 Swallow and Travel Air taxi out |
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 Swallow does a low pass |
 Spirit of St. Louis low pass |
Fantasy_P9240013.MOV The above link is an 8 second movie of the Swallow taking off. (Sorry, no audio) |
 Pondering whther I will fit through the hatch! |
 I made it! In the cockpit of a 1943 North American B-25H "Mitchell" bomber. |
 This 1930 Spartan C-3 biplane was used to demonstrate an inertia starter. |
 The tail of a B-17G "Flying Fortress" bomber. This is Fuddy Duddy, which the EAA is leasing while their own B-17 is being repaired. |
 The B-17 is huge! |
 Looking back down the tail, the hatch is on the left. |
 A view down the tail. |
 Standing in the radio room looking forward through the bomb bay. There is a very narrow catwalk to get to the cockpit. |
 A better view of the catwalk. |
 The cockpit. The GPS on the dash was not original equipment!! |
 Between the pilot's seats is the access for the nose gunner. |
 Looking out the nose. |
 Looking through the nose, you can see Dad hangar flying with Sean Elliot, EAA Director of Aircraft Operations. |
 Looking back from the nose. |
 Dad all lined up in the nose gun sight. |