If you'd like to look at an air-to-air picture of the Liberty Bell over Lake
Allatoona (Just north of Atlanta), do this link and you'll see the best one
I made at about 5:00 or so on Saturday. Probably the flight immediately
before yours.

http://www.vansairforce.net/

If you click on the picture, it'll expand to a screen filling size. If
you're *really* interested, send me a note outside the newsgroup and I'll
send you 3 or 4 of the best pic's. Note, the files are 3-4 mp...

KB


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I live near McCollum field N. of Atlanta and thought the Collins guys
were in town. A quick google and a couple of phone calls and I learned
it was the Libery Belle http://www.libertyfoundation.org/ and they'd be
offering rides Saturday and Sunday with free tours inside her in the
late afternoon after the flights.

My father-in-law shares my love for all things aviation, especially
the vintage heavies, so I called him to let him know what was up
(literally). He's a vet, getting up in years, diabetic, and not able to
get around very easily. I figured it would be a fun thing for his
daughter, he and I to visit and see the plane, even if he couldn't go
through it. We planned to go on Sunday afternoon, and Fri. and Sat. via
email I joked with him about taking a flight, knowing he'd never go for
it at 395 a pop. Noway, never, nada.

Sunday morning we wasn't feeling well, and said he probably couldn't
go, so Wife and I drove down to McCollum and saw LB; took photos,talked
to some people, watched as those big ol Wrights fired up, watched with
envy as those rich folk crawled up into the hatch for a ride, and
watched (from the wrong side of the fence) as that beauty took off. Wow!

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The Men that actually flew these planes in war. THANKS

~Dave