They’ve got an actual B-17, and it’s flying in Birmingham on Saturday and Huntsville on Sunday. $450 for the flight, which is undoubtedly why half of the state hasn’t already lined up for a ride. Would I spend that much to fly in a B-17? …Probably. At the very least, I’d agree that that’d be my Christmas and birthday present for the year. I mean, come on. It’s a freaking Flying Fortress. That’s what discretionary income is for.
Via Fark Geek.
There’s a military museum here in Dallas that has a few of those old birds, too. I think they’ve got a B-24 and a B-29, among others.
Anyway, they sell tickets to ride in both planes, in various seats for various prices. Wanna be the bombardier, behind the glass nose of a B-29? $1700. $3000 for a 50-minute ride in a P-51.