US Warbird tour schedule - Aircraft of World War II

evangilder · 03-16-2006, 01:14 PM

I posted this in another thread, but wanted to make sure everyone that can, gets an opportunity to see these. The B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" is back on the tour circuit and has started their tours. The Collings foundation have added a B-25 Mitchell to their tour, so if you can get to one of these events, you can see the B-17, B-24 and B-25 all in one place. Definitely worthwhile to get ut and see these.

If you watch the EAA and Colings Foundation sites, they have a calendar and locations for their tours. If I remember correctly, they charge about $5 to be able to walk through it. Money well spent and it helps fund the tours.

For the EAA B-17 tour:
http://www.b17.org/tour/

For the Collings Foundation tour (B-17, B-24 and B-25 added this year)
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm

It doesn't look like the Arizona Wing of the CAF is taking "Sentimental Journey" on tour this year. Sad

ollieholmes · 03-16-2006, 05:42 PM

Excuse my stupidity, my geography of the US is poor but do either of the tours come anwheere near Pennsylvania.

evangilder · 03-17-2006, 08:21 AM

It doesn't look like they do this year.

ollieholmes · 03-19-2006, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evangilder

It doesn't look like they do this year.

Thank you. Thank you also for putting up with my awfull geography of America.
For years i thought there was only 2 states in America Texas, and Florida. I have no idea why i thought that now

evangilder · 03-20-2006, 08:27 AM

No biggie. It is a huge country and keeping track of where everything is can be a tough job for Americans even!

ollieholmes · 03-22-2006, 08:39 PM

You are right it is huge. Florida is bigger than the entire U.k. And New York states bigger than Enlgand

syscom3 · 04-02-2006, 10:58 AM

http://www.planesoffame.org/airshows/2006/schedule.php

Looks like they have a good line up this year.

If anyone lives in Southern Cal, maybe we can all meet up there.

pbfoot · 04-02-2006, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ollieholmes

Excuse my stupidity, my geography of the US is poor but do either of the tours come anwheere near Pennsylvania.

If you are headed towards Pensylvania keep in mind the Geneseo air show one of the best its on a grass strip no jets and lots and lots of warbirds the last time I was there they a had a 26 X T6 formation its a good mix with the Canadian warbirds including the Lanc and lots from NE US
http://www.1941hag.org/files_airshow/airshow2006.html

Aggie08 · 04-09-2006, 03:20 PM

STUPID SCHOOL! http://www.flightmuseum.com/docs/fofm_collings.pdf

I'm from dallas, but in school 3 hours away... dangit!!! houston would have been closer but they've come and gone.

There's more than texas? huh, never woulda known.

evangilder · 04-30-2006, 09:15 AM

Jacob and I went to Burbank to see the old birds and were not disappointed with the airplanes. The weather was crap, haze gray, all day. We stayed for a few hours because they wouldn' br flying until the afternoon. We got there about 10:15 and stayed until about 12:30. Here are some artsy type shots.

The Colling foundation does a wonderful job maintaining these old aircraft in beautiful condition. Dragon and It's Tail/All American is now "Witchcraft". Adding the B-25 "Tondelayo" to the tour is nice too.

Gnomey · 04-30-2006, 09:24 AM

Nice pics Eric!

evangilder · 05-01-2006, 09:58 AM

Thanks Gnomey. Bummer that the weather was as it was. The weather was better on Sunday, but I had to be home with the kids. At least my son finally got to crawl through the B-17 and B-24 for the first time.

Wildcat · 05-01-2006, 10:50 AM

Awesome pics mate! Love the B-24.

ozumn · 05-08-2006, 05:11 PM

wish they could ship them over i wanna see and hear them, great pics.

Gnomey · 05-08-2006, 05:15 PM

Just be glad you don't have weather like that all the time Eric, whenever I go to Leuchars it almost always is like that (which stops the BBMF from turning up

) but that is Scottish weather for you, would be great if it was like California...

That would be great ozumn but it is very unlikely to happen

03-16-2006, 01:14 PM	#1
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,420	US Warbird tour schedule I posted this in another thread, but wanted to make sure everyone that can, gets an opportunity to see these. The B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" is back on the tour circuit and has started their tours. The Collings foundation have added a B-25 Mitchell to their tour, so if you can get to one of these events, you can see the B-17, B-24 and B-25 all in one place. Definitely worthwhile to get ut and see these. If you watch the EAA and Colings Foundation sites, they have a calendar and locations for their tours. If I remember correctly, they charge about $5 to be able to walk through it. Money well spent and it helps fund the tours. For the EAA B-17 tour: http://www.b17.org/tour/ For the Collings Foundation tour (B-17, B-24 and B-25 added this year) http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm It doesn't look like the Arizona Wing of the CAF is taking "Sentimental Journey" on tour this year. Sad __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

03-17-2006, 08:21 AM	#3
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,420	It doesn't look like they do this year. __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

03-20-2006, 08:27 AM	#5
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,420	No biggie. It is a huge country and keeping track of where everything is can be a tough job for Americans even! __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

04-02-2006, 10:58 AM	#7
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,811	Chino May Airshow info http://www.planesoffame.org/airshows/2006/schedule.php Looks like they have a good line up this year. If anyone lives in Southern Cal, maybe we can all meet up there. __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

04-09-2006, 03:20 PM	#9
Aggie08 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,013	STUPID SCHOOL! http://www.flightmuseum.com/docs/fofm_collings.pdf I'm from dallas, but in school 3 hours away... dangit!!! houston would have been closer but they've come and gone. There's more than texas? huh, never woulda known. __________________ "I had ten rockets on board, and as I wasn't particularly fond of head-on attacks, I salvoed the whole lot at him. The rockets didn't hit him but but they must have scared the bejesus out of him, for he did a steep turn to starboard... I let him have the full blast, all eight fifty-calibers. I had never seen an aircraft completely disintegrate in the air the way this Me-110 did..." Bill Dunn, 406th Fighter Group Matt

03-16-2006, 05:42 PM	#2
ollieholmes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bedfordshire, England Posts: 247	Excuse my stupidity, my geography of the US is poor but do either of the tours come anwheere near Pennsylvania.

03-22-2006, 08:39 PM	#6
ollieholmes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bedfordshire, England Posts: 247	You are right it is huge. Florida is bigger than the entire U.k. And New York states bigger than Enlgand

04-30-2006, 09:24 AM	#11
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,510	Nice pics Eric! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

05-01-2006, 09:58 AM	#12
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 15,420	Thanks Gnomey. Bummer that the weather was as it was. The weather was better on Sunday, but I had to be home with the kids. At least my son finally got to crawl through the B-17 and B-24 for the first time. __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

05-01-2006, 10:50 AM	#13
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,763	Awesome pics mate! Love the B-24. __________________

05-08-2006, 05:11 PM	#14
ozumn Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 60	wish they could ship them over i wanna see and hear them, great pics. __________________ http://www.gripen.com/

05-08-2006, 05:15 PM	#15
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,510	Just be glad you don't have weather like that all the time Eric, whenever I go to Leuchars it almost always is like that (which stops the BBMF from turning up ) but that is Scottish weather for you, would be great if it was like California... That would be great ozumn but it is very unlikely to happen __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

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