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After the great get-together at Willard Saturday, I took a "bucket list" ride on a B-17 Sunday. The Madras Maiden operated by the Liberty Foundation was giving rides out of SLC. Come along with me via pictures...

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Firing up the Wright Cyclones

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Right turn after takeoff, photo taken from the open-air turtleback hatch. Don't lose your hat!

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Sitting across from me was a man who flew in B-17s in WWII. It was too loud to talk, and he couldn't remember some details, but he was clearly "flying other missions" here. Crisp salute, Warrior.

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Top Floor! Menswear and Funny Clocks

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The front office, where the real work of the plane was done.

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A pretty way to see Utah

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The fabled ball turret - actually the safest place in the plane during combat, if you were small enough to squeeze in.

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No bogeys today!

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Mission complete!

This plane was built in 1944, too late to see combat. It was a research aircraft, was sold as surplus, then used as a fire-ant spray plane, sat as a museum piece, and was finally restored to do these flights.
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Cool, yesterday we heard a pretty loud plane flying around. It was probably this beauty.
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Congratulations Rocky on making that flight. I read the article about them offering those flights. How long did the flight last?
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Right at 45 minutes, Kent. Which works out nicely to $10 a minute. Worth it, too.
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