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That surprised me as well...

September 21, 2018 09:39AM
How small they were inside, that is. They look HUGE from outside but it's almost like a crawlspace inside.

I think you'll find the B25 the same. I have never flown in one but I have been in them.

Generally MOST aircraft surprise me somewhat by being smaller than I had imagined them being. One notable exception, although NOT WWII era... is the C 17... where I had the opposite reaction. It's HUGE. They have different configurations inside but the two I went into had a horizontal deck just behind the cockpit and above the main floor... and I swear, if you fell off that deck you'd break a leg it's so high up.
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  I get to fly in a B-25 tomorrow!

sstrams223September 21, 2018 07:15AM

  WOWEE WOW OH WOW...

JamesJM119September 21, 2018 07:28AM

  Yeah, its gonna rock...

sstrams101September 21, 2018 09:18AM

  That surprised me as well...

JamesJM108September 21, 2018 09:39AM

  You should get into a...

sstrams106September 21, 2018 11:06AM

  they still fly C5s out of Travis AFB

ferragamo7995September 21, 2018 11:25AM

  Mentioned this before but what the hell....

JamesJM104September 21, 2018 11:43AM

  very cool

ferragamo79127September 21, 2018 02:27PM

  I was once landing a Piper Tomahawk in Fresno...

JamesJM102September 21, 2018 11:39AM

  B-24 is REALLY cramped and it looks huge on the outside!

Ramgator101September 21, 2018 02:30PM

  Same group that was here last Feb???

Ramgator101September 21, 2018 02:20PM

  I WAS gonna fly on the B-25 here but.....

Ramgator95September 21, 2018 02:25PM

  Dunno Gator..

sstrams120September 21, 2018 03:56PM

  Focke Wolf is my favorite German plane

Ramgator103September 21, 2018 04:00PM

  The Ju87 Stuka was probably mine

IowaRam106September 21, 2018 04:19PM

  I bought the Revell 1/72 "Tank Buster" version when I was about 10.

Ramgator98September 21, 2018 04:22PM

  I think I'd wanna actually do...

sstrams96September 21, 2018 05:32PM

  You know what the first thing that pops into my mind is.....

IowaRam150September 22, 2018 08:52AM

  Yeahs, seems like it'd be cold..

sstrams129September 23, 2018 06:57AM

  nope ME 109 best plane

ferragamo79127September 23, 2018 04:26PM

  Of all my rides in WWII aircraft...

JamesJM121September 23, 2018 04:30PM

  1 Nov, I'm scheduled to fly back seat in a SBD Dauntless.

Ramgator103September 21, 2018 02:22PM

  After you land, you should raise a glass....

Ramgator91September 21, 2018 02:29PM

  This is THE SBD I'm riding in... Attachments

Ramgator143September 21, 2018 02:32PM

  open cockpit

IowaRam123September 21, 2018 02:37PM

  NO DOUBT!!

Ramgator135September 21, 2018 03:53PM

  ask if you can shoot the machine gun

ferragamo79106September 21, 2018 03:04PM

  some outfit close to wear you live , ?

IowaRam96September 21, 2018 02:39PM

  I think they are from..

sstrams89September 21, 2018 03:52PM

  Tomorrow already cancelled...

sstrams95September 21, 2018 03:53PM

  It'll be worth missed game time.

Ramgator110September 21, 2018 03:55PM

  I know, but..

sstrams210September 21, 2018 05:33PM

  Seriously, its barely raining today...

sstrams103September 22, 2018 06:52AM

  Still raining Sunday..

sstrams115September 23, 2018 06:53AM

  Flying over T.exas? Remember what Doolittle said in 30 Seconds Over Tokyo

Ramgator132September 23, 2018 08:07AM

  It was a killer ride..

sstrams203September 23, 2018 02:43PM

  OK......Be honest.

Ramgator99September 23, 2018 03:06PM

  There were .50 calibre machine guns..

sstrams119September 24, 2018 02:53AM

  Re: It was a killer ride..

RamsFootballFans.com105September 23, 2018 03:15PM

  WAY TO GO STEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JamesJM205September 23, 2018 04:22PM

  Well, Jimmy, while I was manning..

sstrams112September 24, 2018 02:56AM

  Re: Well, Jimmy, while I was manning..

RamsFootballFans.com110September 24, 2018 04:47AM

  Its a dirty job..

sstrams92September 24, 2018 05:26AM

  Re: Its a dirty job..

RamsFootballFans.com99September 24, 2018 05:57AM

  Quick story....

JamesJM117September 24, 2018 08:16AM

  Yeah, I would have LOVED..

sstrams127September 24, 2018 08:32AM

  happy for you

21Dog145September 23, 2018 06:14PM