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11-25-2005, 08:59 PM
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#16 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Seriously, it was an honest question.  | 
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11-25-2005, 09:08 PM
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#17 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country:  | That "fine beer" hasn't been made in Wisconsin in over 20 years. Schlitz moved to Longview Texas in 1981.
And yes, believe it or not, misspelling copyright is indeed a loophole. Just adding the text to the photo does not necessarily make it legally binding for a challenge either.
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11-26-2005, 03:12 AM
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#18 | | Master of Ewes
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Country:  | lucky bastard 
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11-26-2005, 02:28 PM
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#19 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | That looked really teriffic...lucky sonofa
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11-27-2005, 10:44 AM
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#20 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | i'd rather go in a lanc though 
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11-27-2005, 03:07 PM
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#21 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Very cool I am jealous that you got to fly in them. I saw those aircraft when they came to North Carolina in 1995. Did not get to fly in them though. Was still amazing to see them. I posted the pics of them somewhere here also.
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12-03-2005, 05:48 PM
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#22 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Longview is right outside dallas, where i'm from. I didn't know such hi-quality beer was so close... 
By the way great shots, i've always wondered if they let you in the gunner turrets? Not that i'd fit but i think it would be the coolest thing ever.
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12-03-2005, 06:21 PM
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#23 | | Member
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| Great story!!! I got lucky one day and we had a B-17 at Lunken Airport giving rides. Usually the day before they start doing paid rides they do some PR work for the newspapers and TV news. My boss had always told me that he would get a free ride whenever he wanted but he hated flying so he always turned them down. Long story short. I got to go on a free ride. It's been my only ride in a World War 2 aircraft and one that I will never forget.
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12-03-2005, 07:06 PM
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| On the B17, the tail and belly turret are off limits. On the B24, the belly and nose turret is off limits.
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12-04-2005, 02:55 AM
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#25 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | i can understand the belly turrets being ff limits 
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12-04-2005, 07:03 AM
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#26 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Same here. I personally would not want to fly in those turrets at all. The tail though would not bother me.
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12-04-2005, 08:53 AM
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#27 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | on the BBMF lanc you can go in any of the numerous ( ) turrets if you have authirisation to be on the plane, however with FM213, Canada's lanc, although the turrets have modern perspex with is much safer than than it was when people were flying in there in combat, the authorities in all their wisdom have proclaimed the top and rear turrets strickly forbidden in flight, this's the closest you can get............
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12-04-2005, 12:25 PM
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#28 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I dont understand the tail and top turrets. I can understand the belly turret though. That would suck to get stuck in that and just no need for it to happen now adays.
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12-04-2005, 04:06 PM
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#29 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | blame Canada
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12-04-2005, 04:09 PM
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#30 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Blame the fear of liability?
They're just being overly cautious. | |
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