Ever Wondered What It Would Look Like to Bomb Washington?

"Jcarr" (jcarr)
05/08/2015 at 13:11 • Filed to: Planelopnik

Taken from the nose turret of EAA’s B-17G Aluminium Overcast during today’s Arsenal of Democracy Flyover.

DISCUSSION (19)

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 13:15

That is an awesome shot. My dad and I are riding in Fifi, the B-29, next weekend out of Mitchel Field in Baltimore.

Jcarr > Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/08/2015 at 13:16

Super jealous. Take lots of pics and post em!

ttyymmnn > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 13:16

I’d love to see the video from that. I’m reminded of this video from a fly over over London in a Lancaster.

Party-vi > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 13:17

FUCK I MISSED IT GODDAMMIT

Jcarr > ttyymmnn
05/08/2015 at 13:19

Awesome, I can’t imagine the pucker factor those guys must have experienced with ME 109s buzzing around and flak exploding all over.

I believe there will be a a Lanc at Oshkosh this year. Sounds like 4 Mustangs flying by.

MonkeePuzzle > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 13:21

Kinja'd!!!

my, what a comfy chair...

ttyymmnn > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 13:24

I am always surprised by just how small it is inside those WWII bombers, with the possible exception of the B-29, which I have not been inside of. Look how close those guys are sitting, shoulder-to-shoulder, in the Lancaster. Imagine the guy right next to you getting blown up by an AA shell or a 30mm canon round. I paid to climb inside a B-17 once, and my fat ass could barely fit through the bomb bay.

Rico > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 13:27

I’m sure the combination of words used in your title has put you on a list somewhere.

Jcarr > Rico
05/08/2015 at 13:33

Probably. Worth it.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn
05/08/2015 at 13:34

Yeah, at 5’ 8”, 140 I’m about at the max size for one of those guys.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 14:00

Absolutely. Maybe I should do a Jalopnik style review.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr
05/08/2015 at 14:14

Even at 140, you might be a tad too big. I took this picture of a stencil on the outside of a B-17G belonging to the Commemorative AF. Max crew weight of 120 lbs, and a crew of 10, means that the crew would have averaged only 120 lbs each. Of course, most of the crewmen were 18-20 years old, fresh off the farm, small and skinny. The bigger boys were sent to the infantry.

Kinja'd!!!