Moving Day

[Lady Figaro]

Pictures!  We wants 'em!

Okay - here are our pictures!!  Hopefully the links will work - otherwise, just cut and paste.

Air Museums - http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff45/Drawkcab01/Air%20Museums/
Sedona - http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff45/Drawkcab01/Sedona/
Grand Canyon - http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff45/Drawkcab01/Grand%20Canyon/

[Lord Figaro]

The last picture in the Grand Canyon pictures is from the Air museum just outside the Grand Canyon. If memory serves it's of a Japanese Zero that was found out on a pacific island pretty banged up as you can tell.

[Storm]

Those pics from the airplane museum are something! Seems like a really cool place to visit! I didn't realize it was that big and had that many planes! I bet you spent the entire day there!

[Lord Figaro]

Not really, though it would have been possible. The one in Kansas was bigger, but both were pretty cool. But since we had to get on the road it was a kinda run through to look and see everything. Besides Brandi doesn't get into the whole aircraft thing like I do.

[escherblacksmith]

ooooo, airplanes . . .

when you going to PIMA?

and, for more fun, the boneyard next door . . .



I don't think they let you drive though it anymore (I haven't been there for 30 years).

[Kiss-me-Kate]

Hey, I am a dumb girl and all.  Is the Iron Maiden a B-17?

[Storm]

Hey, I am a dumb girl and all.  Is the Iron Maiden a B-17?

The B-17 is the "Flying Fortress".

I have never heard of a plane being nicknamed the Iron Maiden before. If there was one, it probably wasn't a very good plane!

[Lord Figaro]

There wasn't any aircraft nick named the Iron Maiden, as far as I know Kate. Storm is correct, the B17 was called a Flying Fortress, or by some a B.U.F.F. short for Big Ugly F-ing Flying craft. The only thing I've been able to find involving Iron Maiden and an aircraft is the Boeing 757 they bought.

[escherblacksmith]

B-52's were also called BUFFs by their crews.

[Lord Figaro]

I think pretty much all heavy bombers were called BUFFs. But from what I had read, it was the B-17 that was the first plane called a buff and it took off from there.