B-17 in Denver in June

Love the Flying Forts! Aluminum Overcast (one of them) will be in Decatur, IL around the 8th of May this year, just next weekend. A friend of mine, had (2) P51's. They were hangerd in Danville, IL. I rode in one of them in an air show in Decatur back in the late 80's...ride of my life! It was a modified "D" model where the 75 gallon aux tank was taken from behind the pilot and a jump seat was installed. As I have heard, he had sold one of the 'Stangs and purchased a Thunderbolt, P47 as his father flew P47's, I assume in WWII. I obtained all my pilot ratings out of little airport north of Champaign Il, known as Frasca Field. Rudy Frasca, the owner has built flight simulators for all over the world and has, just to name a few, P40 Kittyhawk, FM2 Wildcat and a 5 blade Griffon powered MKXVIII Spitfire. I remember back in the 80's that prior to being rebuilt, the elliptical wings to the Spit were down in the room where I was racking up some hours on simulators for my instrument instructor license.

Cool Stuff! Everyone, at least once needs to see some of these historic aircraft.