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Pride of Seattle

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Two weeks ago, the B-17G "Sentimental Journey" visited my neck of the woods. It had been awhile since I had seen her (17 years, thereabouts), so I had to get a few shots of this venerable old beauty.

The B-17 is one of the great American icons of World War II, well deserving of its name Flying Fortress. The B-17G was the ultimate expression of the bomber, capable of toting over 4000 pounds of bombs over Europe and defend itself with no less than 13 machine guns. Of over ten thousand aircraft produced, today there are less than fifty. They were indeed, the "pride of Seattle."

So it was quite something to see such a well-maintained, beautiful old bird like this again.
Image size
640x480px 96.5 KB
Make
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Model
VPC-S500
Shutter Speed
1/843 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
Oct 13, 2009, 12:35:37 AM
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Agreed! the B-17 is Also one of the Most Popular Subjects Available in Scale Model Form!