B-17 Time has 4 main segments. First is 2013 operations in Cincinnati with B-17G Aluminum Overcast. This aircraft is operated by the EAA and sells rides for flights in the area. We will see a exclusive great start-up sequence on the sunny side in the morning, and watch a few take-offs, fly overs and landings.
Next we turn back the clock to 2007 and enjoy a ride in "Liberty Belle" from Mt. Comfort, Indiana. In this segment you will see a little bit of ground shots, then board the plane for a good view of the interior, the crew, and outside views of the 4 engines, and ground below. Experience views from the nose, and behind the pilot and co- pilot as well. This is an interesting and thrilling segment. A few years after this was video taped, the aircraft caught fire and had to make an emergency landing in a field. So this segment is somewhat historic.
The third segment is historic film of "The Memphis Belle". This is not a complete film, but runs about 18 minutes and has the beginning and ending, and tells the story of the final mission of the first B-17 to complete 25 combat missions. This is a neat film and has sound and narration.
Our fourth aircraft is "Nine-O-Nine" which is owned and operated by the Collings Foundation. Our coverage is a visit to Valparaiso, Indiana in 2016. We will see some nice close-ups of engine starting, taxi scenes, take-offs, landings, and some good fly-overs. In addition we will see a little bit of some other planes that were there. Great action of this plane as well as the others in this video.
The B-17 Flying Fortress is an iconic WW II aircraft and there are only 10 to 12 of them still in operation today. They are one of the most widely known and popular aircraft of the WW II Army Air Force.
Next we turn back the clock to 2007 and enjoy a ride in "Liberty Belle" from Mt. Comfort, Indiana. In this segment you will see a little bit of ground shots, then board the plane for a good view of the interior, the crew, and outside views of the 4 engines, and ground below. Experience views from the nose, and behind the pilot and co- pilot as well. This is an interesting and thrilling segment. A few years after this was video taped, the aircraft caught fire and had to make an emergency landing in a field. So this segment is somewhat historic.
The third segment is historic film of "The Memphis Belle". This is not a complete film, but runs about 18 minutes and has the beginning and ending, and tells the story of the final mission of the first B-17 to complete 25 combat missions. This is a neat film and has sound and narration.
Our fourth aircraft is "Nine-O-Nine" which is owned and operated by the Collings Foundation. Our coverage is a visit to Valparaiso, Indiana in 2016. We will see some nice close-ups of engine starting, taxi scenes, take-offs, landings, and some good fly-overs. In addition we will see a little bit of some other planes that were there. Great action of this plane as well as the others in this video.
The B-17 Flying Fortress is an iconic WW II aircraft and there are only 10 to 12 of them still in operation today. They are one of the most widely known and popular aircraft of the WW II Army Air Force.
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- 5 of 5
The segments shown in order are: B-17G Aluminum Overcast at Cincinnati's Lunken Airport in June of 2014 with a Blimp & Truck Trailers that's Advertising for DirecTV, as well as some scenes from the nearby Golf Course, plus some music during much far-away angles from the Bike Path, a partial vintage color sound film of the Memphis Belle itself during the War in 1943 that was made by the Army itself, A flashback to June 17th 2007 with an onboard flight inside the Liberty Belle at Mt. Comfort Indiana that was shot by Phil Estep who also photographed the B-24J Witchcraft in late October of 1989 at the same location as it was shown in another GSVP WWII Blu-Ray: A Rare B24 Bomber. Only Narration was used at the exact start & end of this segment. (Unfortunately, this plane was gone for scrap in June of 2011 after it was caught on fire), & August 2016 coverage of Nine-O-Nine at Valparaiso Indiana which was filmed at the exact same time as the rare B24 Bomber video was produced as evidenced by other visiting airplanes: The Witchcraft itself, B25: Tondelayo, & a pair of P-51 Mustangs: Betty Jane & Toulouse Nuts. Sadly like the Liberty Belle, Nine-O-Nine was also gone for scrap after it crashed in Connecticut in October of 2019. Like Many of the late Greg's 2017 titles minus the original 1987 editing of N&W 1218 Rebuilt & Roanoke Bound, this was narrated by Brian Sellers.
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Narration: Could have used more.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Fair.
Recommend? Definitely.
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- 2 of 5
Honestly I was a little disappointed as I expected better from this producer. pretty much just shots of the A/C when flying.
Additional comments:
Narration: Could have used more.
Would kids enjoy this? I doubt it.
Image quality: Good.
Value: Fair.
Recommend? Only if really interested.
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