Kippy Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I recently completed a long time life goal of mine - to fly aboard a B-17 over the beautiful American midwest. I only had my mobile phone with me at the time, which did not have much storage left, but please do enjoy the pictures I did take. 163rd vFS Website, Discord Soaring With the Snakes, Fangs Out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudel_chw Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Thanks for sharing ... the last one is really nice :) For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1 Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justificus Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 S! Kippy, Ah yes, the Yankee Lady. I took a ride on her when she was up in the NE a several years ago... Great experience and great bunch of lads doing it!! Not to steal your thunder, here are a few I took on my ride: Justificus System Specs:i7 4970K @ 4.8, GTX 1080 SC, 32GB G.Skill DDR 2133,Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case, Noctua NH-D15 6 Cooler, Win 10 Pro, Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, CH Throttle Quadrant, Oculus, 1 32" & 2 19" Monitors Modules Owned: A-10C I+II, Ka-50, FC3, F-86, Mig-15, Mig21, UH-1H, Mi-8, CA, P-51D, BF-109K-4, FW-190 D-9, Hawk, NTTR, M-2000C, SA342, F-5E, Spit Mk. IX, AJS-37, Normandy, WWII A.P., AV-8B, F/A-18C, L-39, Persian Gulf, Mig-19P, I-16, Super Carrier, F-16, Channel, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingdutchy Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Still on the bucket list and nice pics ! 1TB Samsung evo 860 ssd MSI Z490 Intel® Core I9-10900F 32GB RAM MSI Geforce GTX 970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kippy Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Justificus, those are some awesome pictures dude! I wish I could've taken more. But hey, I'm a firm believer in the idea that when you experience something like that, it's time to put the devices down. No pictures, no videos.. just memories. There was a guy on my flight who spent more time looking at the aircraft and outside the windows on his phone's camera screen than actually using his good ol' Mk.I Eyeballs. flyingdutchy, If it's on your bucket list, get out and do it man. Trust me, the prices are steep.. but it was the best money I've spent in my life, I do think. To fly aboard such an iconic piece of American history... you can't assign a monetary value to that. I have one regret through the flight. I spent so much time grinning ear to ear gawking out the window, laughing to myself in pure joy, that I never took the time to stop and think about the brave heroes that once flew these graceful machines of war. Crewmen that knew once they went gear up over England, that up to 1/4th of the formation wouldn't come back, especially during the earlier raids in the war. Thankfully was the war continued over time, loss rates diminished. It's important we never forget those American boys. 163rd vFS Website, Discord Soaring With the Snakes, Fangs Out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justificus Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Justificus, those are some awesome pictures dude! Thanks, enjoyed yours as well. Thanks for bringing back nice memories! flyingdutchy, seriously, if this is on your bucket list (like it was mine) do it the first chance you get! You will not regret it one bit. Couple of more pics: Justificus System Specs:i7 4970K @ 4.8, GTX 1080 SC, 32GB G.Skill DDR 2133,Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case, Noctua NH-D15 6 Cooler, Win 10 Pro, Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, CH Throttle Quadrant, Oculus, 1 32" & 2 19" Monitors Modules Owned: A-10C I+II, Ka-50, FC3, F-86, Mig-15, Mig21, UH-1H, Mi-8, CA, P-51D, BF-109K-4, FW-190 D-9, Hawk, NTTR, M-2000C, SA342, F-5E, Spit Mk. IX, AJS-37, Normandy, WWII A.P., AV-8B, F/A-18C, L-39, Persian Gulf, Mig-19P, I-16, Super Carrier, F-16, Channel, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldsmack Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Great pics, I think they where/are doing a tour it was in my home town of Sarnia, Ontario early this month, pitty I never made it out to see it. Windows 10 Pro 64, I5 4690k @4.6GHz with CAPTIAN 240EX AOI, Samsung 850 EVO ,G Skill Ripjaws 16G RAM, Nvidia GTX 970 STRIX, MSI Z97 GAMING 5, WD Blue 1TB HDD, Seasonic M12 II EVO psu, Track IR 5, Pro Flight X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schweppes Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Ive been in love with the B17 since i saw the movie Memphis Belle early 90s, such a beautiful ac! You guys are lucky to be able to get a ride in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw24 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Really nice pics of a great aircraft, thanks for sharing. Spoiler: MSI Z790 Carbon WIFI, i9 14900KF, 64GB DDR4, MSI RTX 4090, Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle, VKB Gunfighter Ultimate MCG Pro w/200mm Extension, Winwing Orion Rudder Pedals W/damper, UTC MK II Pro, Virpil TCS Plus Collective, Dell AW3418DW Gsync monitor, 970 Pro M2 1TB (for DCS), Playseat Air Force Seat, KW-980 Jetseat, Vaicom Pro, 3X TM Cougar with Lilliput 8" screens. Tek Creations panels and controllers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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