Stephanie Greene-Williams, of Winder, laughs as she gets off of the World War II era B-17 "Liberty Belle" with the help of Liberty Foundation chief pilot Ray Fowler on Monday Feb. 8, 2010 at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta. Fowler, a Georgian, is one of only a handful of modern pilots qualified to fly the vintage aircraft. Passengers usually marvel at the narrow bomb bay platform and heavy payload that crew members had to routinely squeeze past just to get into the cockpit. (David Manning/david.manning@onlineathens.com)
Monday, i got to ride in a World War II-era B-17 Bomber, restored and made to look like the original Liberty Belle, part of the Army's 8th Air Corps that flew bombing missions into Germany from England.
This particular airframe never saw combat and was salvaged after being a test-stand for Pratt & Whitney. Its a flying museum and they use it to raise money for Angel Flight and other charities.
While flying over Stone Mountain, i got to look through the bomb sight. :D
Audio Slideshow is after the jump.
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