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Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:30pm
by DesertFly
Some World War II historians didn't know what they were getting in to, so I got to climb inside these World War II aircraft on display the other day. I will link the pictures I found most interesting. I will be happy to answer whatever questions I can.
The aircraft were the
B-17G Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine, the
B-24J Liberator Witchcraft, and an
F-51D Mustang.
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:34pm
by DesertFly
Here's the Nine-O-Nine head-on.
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d16wk4u2A0HA5f_iwij1P7n4pnHY3VKO2EzE53VgYPou2KJTKsbHH781bx5jZG_e6Ns_VdTjXAoW_BIDEZeJtH0qtZWZxvwAxZLSRGSJWHw3MoUel4VLEh8KO7l0KhudfqJT5t0ds_-wvfFFM3M0hUe50yZtQ42ukx-xvrSbmSoX7Q9N3LiU3ZbHlC3Peldolv9ezkDvqsx1WBjQgWL1JOnanrTXGPEFgJZ_HIOXLEyljzrMnbT_sRz3XDhO-U8p9V70P3a62tc1UbBDBCaHk2KwsGHgKegypQGKDnhMptic3BiRDuY2AEAwVBuCd0cG1FOw8PTZP9SWXarN8367aC7yBUtNJbLvxVEqHfwYQNi5x-5MbkC9CZfsOE_9QjMCcO5RTEe3_olDDrbd0FMFjTOkoZ_2Wl0C7jWI2QvI_iacbaSCL4m6qdbb_GM0lnc98yNSXjb680lROrGDCoJqnQqvryg1VL-1XaeB8evfCy8z5Lp9Zec3ZcYrvpYJlKjg74Po7p9znQvP4CiZtuKcyp-ncyMuQGZlOAbbuc2rGs2BSr4hVhktSqv7OL33_1ulvSpu74Teob7JBatboLRnUqeHEG3n7M0g7Ho8-Wx6n70SnSuA=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:35pm
by DesertFly
The Starboard side, in front of the cockpit:
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/T1xrtwUvl_-PWdSs2AJNHudMBAUXbeMMR0AEkwUHjiwk3l92jbKQ3dy3PQxaFn7k0zkToTxoIkIg9gxPVjDbmKfvYqRP3GZSg9q3B283Qo4k-Yc93u0YJfpRIaYDhg9xvPily7TXeT-6c6tDTU2ivravxPX1b9Pq2-IbXHeWgvsAlDzd2NTLrFjGFNkUv1OzVX0u5RpE_CZsuDIlqN1EvBbBe_4QECvNST5mSSlM1wQU6e0pMSLflG-gcJmsOC2EQ63lSw3DQyrMgWldfoHGRpRMzZql5dtEseqlz-EMxVVwPypo5gFZ_WRoMAbHmIQ24uzONSSCbK_kD9UGLfk3TnxlXO6tUrab8r0vXI4nByQFHWgLdaame4e1SxYz2ipwv_dYwdP1XxuxjpDiSNHyz-zzjK3A_w4wRhIKXlUsfoGWL5MDjZ_BQD-vq30XmPHZ8ajy_bVqVJ3GMIpUf9sSBiMSaalxNvL5sbvw5B_WDaea3b9TMJVvY5iSKfZYhq9Hk-ZrySHxH9lie1k7yEi3FEj2-znrqTJEuyOmFsNxhFi9GmfvbQSuQze4Z1pWkCa6P2OPP9iEkXc2-cwsj1NZKewL3KJypkMFrjT7_7-8kt8EugmE=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:37pm
by DesertFly
Looking up at the bombardier? sights in the nose cone:
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4z5BfgnUPt-YJ5NKsiSjOYkNo7nXFf77xCPMYwwV3u7epnvmsE6k_xgUH386dKFIEW_4kCEZn2uVjdDNDZ17UUoIdFDRBsyr8CxMzWqYdQN5SEAAGbFkR5zEIJ5q1veW_eXzd3NhZZGY0ION4c5hJanuKA1_diOfS4ZyVXJ4d3BuBhONzh3N0P4M2WxmYfpBKQkyJfYlmDB3eWzaTCdbmlk-U1IL0iBp1AToslojN7hz06AWbm0A5B-Q1rICiiOsAe9G_U_zrXC27A0bmn9gMyO8O9_QbGU-hbQOcrQr9t-q4xjEous8YL-Vvg6-JT0844yVqhTOZueW7aRAOyZB3XADHQwbBXcfIzJA4hiRNbY-EMv-9dikgk5XBbNKp_zQMBUxdsImnjbTMZGkBu8ebXnXd7xXY211fm3c4HGO5JQLBpa6R0vFgZk-XxHdrCWmjPtZeYkF7f_H8wpEvAFrzs7epc30sKytcr-VcBoe_b9JFEn3hx9t0CqCHTQo-Hud20gQ5_pBXl1Zt7odBgV7vsGQXv0gU17Bu57oWyWRimTGL6gtmv7O2Bi3-woBOZv1gzV1j8225g9h19HpoZUNHmFolSj-wgKVm9eJL-PjMGMgArhd=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:38pm
by DesertFly
A bomb in the bomb-bay (naturally):
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Rc3vBSUp-1iui5iQTiPTK0Ipi0qcFUCfIvfZ4PHqAfuQLBmujcBcGI2WiMFw0USrRYpUmhVvdB2ca67QQjbFLL_fw9elX8LJ88XAt_56OyJqVz1xbl5yNymEfITgwDhwQYwaSvJgpAbcncy-TcTfyVvoBY6E09Q7xojDQ2G__LD5CBGgvjshKEvTh478Gb0i3vb2tY8EUYE_eDej_eHi9JKCAVtRN1cBB0xqTZaGI_UYXVALDkNqCCVBXAfIXAJs4u-ZNlATgmRIDYazFkh4jkAq4jw7ka-qmuOdcMYxg5Wv7_giGzxEUuETRH_6lRpKyq28UT-9Ts96yjYP64i-nyGEhq15zoKmSmmv_LFL8pSF2VGGIS6h23wpSRCI4qpUMENH24-R1HHKIryrQRg_cCw27JfGSgW6M0YLKpzaWqdUL4t66IBFiVOpRHH4cqq67GuBUkTRjvqLH2bIfUuSif4sSS4k9iPr-7JHrjTR7fG3GB4AAN8kxo_HhwMKaV4azSO8Xe8ELHTKIU4_2Tv2TXF9JVertPBEzraZ-_HT8OT4Nh4xE8aox4KYJPgUb-lOGd3M4ICTRVWflpeNhhwsNBfspq4aP5u8Lz5GkjXK-LlBf0oK=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:51pm
by DesertFly
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:54pm
by DesertFly
Looking aft through the bomb-bay (the only way through was between the V-shaped supports.) Needless to say, it was a tight fit for a big fat guy, like me:
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WvYDTiVyHT1IQQJAJN9M4gLm2q7zke_v3CiTbXNqiBWRLzPdMVd6xWKVpMgLQZU-wWeutuyb-ClwvDag_vOQjgOo5vtn8RtjQIyNBRfzHEPNL-38pO1vYzdj58kYnyu5ZdQU6nP-1NL8bapiLnZy2wQGAGKLGSsTU9TtrnS53x-csf1i0wxL72ve6oBbeveIs_OBO1EOrb5ZTLFFH1AwdNF8aZmTAklJ1jOfNmqsM9EHFFkKXG2YYKohfDdQWNepQDUgiREXT3Au3QDM6o0leQa2q3MGEpoQUFZN_Cc8nH2zlTrOszvf_RNw6ljby_Jr8LJz0UxRITnqCDG3I0F__l4htCNKWgaZxsdTygZQNOU9UA96ahDwPvTZfSdhNRQkA4DK1rSYvA0lSvmS7MIGvK0drmmUuRaovswiRJbwQoy9DjjYgx29d-I94Rq9rcwLjf0C-fnOveaeYhlg8T8k6egxmLIxxzXS7BQOUcdRbLT5oyLTGHfgE3NTtr2rIE2U7YO52sELeaTGgFstT8l03P7CVVJJnl7e3zk6peAt5pr91rPWUCRnzg9K1j4RKAy4ALCaYj76V3FOsb0zRmtAbaboraszp6QkZCdoyAenjt8JBESS=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 08:56pm
by DesertFly
In this plane there are two machine guns mounted to the aft of the bomb-bay. You can see the starboard one slightly to the fore, and the port one slightly aft:
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/12XT9L5dhRWSYG5bUf9M1uvtDmPiSJiiV7GrcxsTvKPKYg9prGpsp9ciLbGO1Yx0jslLfGXMkzc0fTr4gAnmZ2zVo19IMGE7eXZHqbBC2qA-2VEYMZYFnSIQRlC5RBlWNLm5diFIAIhzFJpTuvMsK2Yuxn93YZ0_frJ4zfEtW-uc9nz6tNHLE_DySQZxkD-YT3Z2tYW7YRuQkufBASmnSZVakcnL5OS_usAFD1JmajQnFpF2ZMftHXvQE80KqqhBP7EeGINa5xY3loSrtpAJIgMokPEz663pEWDGf2NdbsBtZr3qXIymsTu6iuUdaNsdg3CY1T9tjZM4pFzoqBRlzfL-RJBRibd9ZzEEzCbtU72bOxLywDLIjHRqkPisGMYPX76FVxT8up8r4_qprcGNYlH3c4mtGuQzUNbrQM2cT9QmASthh-3xdECscfhHu-c3sZidXnQy2an1SFMkEWC5a__aoyKtXPSJD7KFQNU2AI6C3JxML-F7ZQk7YCGTvmYnB81h4KaV7YVd7z0BsDY2eqHVKszJB83KMEZUipb-urCxKiCXbYME30RE6_ClA8RYGEAG83-MZK5pM5-SvSWgrrobPnOyTgVMqNsk9MvY072X1w4VkMxB=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 09:02pm
by DesertFly
Here's the ball turret, which is just aft of the Bomb-Bay
I had to squeeze around it on the port side, which was, needless to say, quite difficult for a fatty like me. You can just barely see the black walkway on the right in this picture.
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 09:03pm
by DesertFly
I have a few more picture for those who are interested, but here's the nose art for "Nine-O-Nine"
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/66PopTvKBeZNgK_B2D0RYvyzFlxGkaVaGAxs-lIjMJfQnEnT405TqWV3dDYwFTy_td8JQNitIk1lmb_1Wd36x5FwM2f9WiSDCL7R217DpVrDpE4PxJXrfdDunIWjzAfbPRPwROnnp-yZ_-FQp9H1OClL9tMnKQQIsSlcRNupddqIl3HnGMsOw5eorPG7nItXnc7b3NzD_eoJGExEkaiXvNgueBuJxz0AFsK1xBsrYCzalcJ7KkELE5eU3Lwca8AI1ShCTyob95PX0rvzPpUkeWtOQGvL7Iqpt1e4spE2MnnS-NhYA2ZtP6dXr4FKSV4WNOPVGqE_SldvdfkWahVDegf5dc9RGyFUEwwRUQTbZJ1DNFsFnrhaNbJjvCkM38VLGdVtyEx9bvoJoWitH8s0h0v_oHey8FchZzMf1qQYJwX31M9LXveFgxTK_mRrv9ttSOSbbRsEY3aKCDWdboQstwraWbMQqy3Q0V9QujU9too9brN5EB6vNth-Df8QAd-MZ97Zs-8Okf5FOoX0fWERrjXcdxVr5DxeFAOlGiTx-vG2McEX9hfsXShkq4FpZwTKp_9xhmsyENjJ1uRB2RYhPZ9jBkBEQrgsSxcf3P9rH81p6Zam=w1476-h830-no)
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 09:04pm
by DesertFly
I'm spent for the day. Tomorrow I will post some pics from the B-24J Liberator, "Witchcraft".
Re: Pasco, WA (Tri-Cities) WWII Aircraft
Posted: 2017-06-30 09:07pm
by DesertFly
BTW, getting to climb inside these aircraft was the coolest thing I've ever done...since the submarine at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago!