Happy Birthday Travis

Let's see - are there any suitable quotes?

“Forty isn't old, if you're a tree"

“Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.”

“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.”

Happy Birthday and many happy returns.

Thanks you guys

I'm going to do this for my 40th B-day on Saturday...
http://www.libertyfoundation.org/schedule.html



Almost 20 years ago...


I was front page on the Sunday edition of the State Gazette paper that covered all of Tennesse, Aug. 25,1996, along with the "Movie Belle" in Halls TN at the old Dyersburg Army Air Base.


Hanging on my wall in my office...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Travis !!!   MAN THAT WOULD BE KILLER TO FLY IN THAT B-17      Getback

Here is a list of the WW2 aircraft I've been in...

B-17:
YAF
EAA
909
Thunderbird
Texas Raiders
Sentimental Journey
Memphis Belle (been in all the positions, including the ball turret) (met 4 crew members)
Movie Belle (shown in the above pic)
Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby (only got a close up look, didn't get a chance to go in)

B-25:
Show-Me
YAF (flown in)
Heavenly Body

B-24:
Strawberry Bitch
Diamond Lil
There's another one but I can't remember (this may be a B-25 I am thinking of)

PBY

P-51 (Old Crow)

Beech Twin Trainer

TBM Avenger (flown in that... wow what a great story.. I'll have to tell that one later)

CAF He-111

C-47

AT-6 Texans

Military Vehicles:
Armored Scout Car (drove) similar to the Half-Track
Jeeps (drove many) Have another story there in STL
DUKW

Whoa Kim... I don't need the text that big yet LOL

Happt 40th Travis.
I remember my 40th(no I don't).
Hope you have a good one.
Bob

LOL thanks Bob!

Hope your birthday is GREAT Travis!!!

Happy Birthday!
Here's a re-gift from my birthday. My favorites!

40? Son, are you sure you're old enough to be buyin' that glow fuel? Maybe you oughta get yer Pap to come in and buy it for you....

Happy Birthday, Young'un.

Here's some pictures... video coming soon...  I also heard that Kim went flying on the Belle today
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152102930605947&type=1&l=3906f7ff5e

A few pics from the above link...

Enjoy its about ~25 minutes long with video and pictures



http://aeroexperience.blogspot.com/2014/07/b-17-memphis-belle-flies-world-war-ii.html

I enjoyed the video Travis. What an experience!! I know it wasn't your first time, but it was mine!!

It was my first time flying in a B-17, but I'm no stranger to them

Thanks for sharing that Travis.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Felt like I was there.
Still grinning?
Bob

How does one sign on to take a ride?

Here ya go Ron.
click schedule.
http://www.libertyfoundation.org/b17history.html

There's also the Aluminum Overcast.
http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/flight-experiences/aluminum-overcast-eaa-b-17-bomber-tour
Bob

Thanks Bob!

WingingIt74 wrote:Enjoy its about ~25 minutes long with video and pictures



http://aeroexperience.blogspot.com/2014/07/b-17-memphis-belle-flies-world-war-ii.html

That was fantastic. Thanks for sharing it. I watched fullscreen HD and enjoyed every minute of it. Happy Birthday Travis!
Rusty