"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
08/18/2013 at 12:45 • Filed to: None
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
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the sound was awesome
mattdizzle
> MonkeePuzzle
08/18/2013 at 12:48 |
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In case you're not aware, it's a Boeing B-29, the American bomber of late World War Two, made famous by firebombing the shit out of Japanese cities, and delivering both atomic bombs ever used in war.
dean_acheson
> MonkeePuzzle
08/18/2013 at 12:59 |
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That is the CAF's B-29 FiFi, the only flying B-29 in the world. I assume you live near Denver. http://www.cafb29b24.org/#!home/mainPag…
XJDano
> MonkeePuzzle
08/18/2013 at 13:10 |
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apparently there is a small airport north east of my house by the river, and during the weekends in summer 2-4 bi-planes fly in circles around the area. Pretty cool to see.
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MonkeePuzzle
> dean_acheson
08/18/2013 at 13:11 |
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yes, I was camping in the foothills this weekend, its nice to disconnect and all that, but I loved seeing this come over
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MonkeePuzzle
> dean_acheson
08/18/2013 at 13:14 |
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thanks for the link, I recognized it as a B-29 when it flew over, I never knew there was only 1 flying one remaining, far cooler to see in person than I realized :D
ttyymmnn
> mattdizzle
08/18/2013 at 14:09 |
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The actual B-29 that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, the Enola Gay, is preserved at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy center in DC, near Dulles Int'l Airport. The bomb that fell on Nagasaki was dropped by another B-29 called Bockscar. That plane resides at the USAF Museum at Dayton, OH.
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dean_acheson
> MonkeePuzzle
08/18/2013 at 14:13 |
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My wife and I recently took a tour of it, when it stopped at a local airport.
Bubbles22
> MonkeePuzzle
08/18/2013 at 23:36 |
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Round engines sound great. I always run outside when I hear them.