B-29 & P-51

[StealthBird]

I believe this actually was the P-51 two-seater "Gunfighter".

We were there because of our friend (WWII vet) was going up in "Fifi", but to our shock, when we arrived at the airfield, he said we were going up too! He knows we are huge warbird fans, so this was not something trivial for us. We make a pilgrimage to the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH every year (coincide with the Trans Am Nationals), and my friend is a walking encyclopedia of warbird knowledge. He's also a scale model builder and historian. I was a little concerned about one other gentleman in our group, as he had trouble walking. He told me later that he hasn't climbed a ladder in 20 years, and he was scared of having to climb a ladder to get into the B-29. But when the time came, his excitement and adrenaline overwhelmed him, and he made it.

They also had a SB2C Helldiver, which would have been a really wild flight sitting in the rear gunner position with the canopy open!

Another photo of the top turret (Central Fire) position. Wasn't easy pulling yourself up into that turret either.

Mike