BGuthrie Photos: AirShow 2010 @ Andrews AFB -- Ground Activities

AirShow 2010 @ Andrews AFB -- Ground Activities:

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Description of Pictures: Pictures of things going on on the ground during the air show. I got there late and didn't have much time to actually visit most of the displays or talk to any veterans.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. AIRG_100515_020.JPG: The "Movie" Memphis Belle: The bomber before you is one among the 12,731 Flying Fortresses built, but it is not the real "Memphis Belle". This B-17 was completed too late for WWII combat. It served as a personal transport in the Korean Conflict and, after being sold as surplus, served as a fire bomber until acquired by the late David Tallichet in September 1982. Mr. Tallichet was a wartime B-17 pilot with the 100th Bombardment Group in Britain and was a pioneer in the preservation of WWII military aircraft; he purchased his first warbird (a P-51 Mustang) in the late 1960s. Over the years, this plane was painstakingly brought back to its military configuration, including the acquisition, restoration and installation of original, working gun turrets. (The guns themselves are insert.) The bomb bay (including shackles) works. The Norden bombsight is not only operable but works in conjunction with the autopilot. The B-17 is under a constant state of restoration to return it to complete authenticity. Although this was originally a B-17G, it has been restored to the B-17F configuration. This B-17 is the star of the 1990 Warner Brothers film appropriately titled "Memphis Belles", Mr. Tallichet was the brother-in-law of William Wyler, the director of the original 1944 documentary. Mr. Tallichet's niece Catherine Wyler, daughter of William Wyler, produced the 1990 film. This bomber was flown across the Atlantic to England where she received her "Memphis Belles" markings for the filming. So even though this particular aircraft didn't fly in combat, you are lucky enough to stand in the presence of an aircraft that is known the world over. There are only forty-seven B-17s left in the world. A dozen or so are flying. When you hear her mighty Wright engines come to life, you will know the sensation of being an American airfield where brave boys who would become men led blazing trails of invincibility through the flak- and fighter-filled skies of the Third Reich to preserve the freedom you enjoy today. Take a moment to think of their sacrifices. Think of the drama of aerial combat and remember all those who left the vivid air signed with their honor.
2. AIRG_100515_141.JPG: That's a shirt shooter
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