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A B-17...

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...flying fortress just flew over my house at an alt. of about 500ft.

Completely blown away - what a rare treat for a Sunday afternoon. :D
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Indeed. Glad you were not its target. 8)
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DaddyHoggy wrote:
...flying fortress just flew over my house at an alt. of about 500ft.

Completely blown away - what a rare treat for a Sunday afternoon. :D
Wish I was there... :cry:
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Re: A B-17...

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DaddyHoggy wrote:
...flying fortress just flew over my house at an alt. of about 500ft.

Completely blown away - what a rare treat for a Sunday afternoon. :D
Where's AA missle, when you need one?
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It would be a shame to shoot down such a beautiful plane...

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Indeed!

The B-17 was the biggest Airfix model I had hanging from my ceiling when I was a kid - it was in the 1:48 scale section (I was very picky: couldn't mix 1:72, with 1:48 or 1:32 - big no no) - fully articulated guns, undercarriage and propellers. So to see one actually flying (seem them static) was just a childhood dream come true.

The one over my house was green - ala 'Memphis Bell' style.
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gorans wrote:
It would be a shame to shoot down such a beautiful plane...
Something tells me that this thought was not part of the reasoning of German Flak in let's say 1944... :roll:
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Commander McLane wrote:
gorans wrote:
It would be a shame to shoot down such a beautiful plane...
Something tells me that this thought was not part of the reasoning of German Flak in let's say 1944... :roll:
But there were so many back then...

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That shore is a purty plane there... Ya know, a modified version wouldn't look too out of place in Oolite..?
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Good idea. I'd add that ship to my oxp folder. 8)

I hope the gunners don't shoot the tail off, though. :shock:
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you could have the gunners as turrets! ooh. and have the engine exhaust come out of the engine cowlings sans props... ooh purty.
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Haha...WW2 mod for Oolite? All ships replaced with aircraft? Perhaps it will be better to use just various strengths of plasma cannons as guns, and no homing missiles...would be hilarious.

Now...who is gonna model all those aircraft?
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I'll have a P51 Mustang please!

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And a nice old Dakota as a freight hauler.
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