Liberator over Sanibel this past Friday....

[Navy Chief]

Last Friday, late morning, I was outside my sister's house, and heard a large recip aircraft flying overhead. I looked up, and was quite surprised to see a B-24! Beautiful to see and hear. It flew back around again. From what I Googled, it belongs to the Collins Foundation. They must have been down in the area for an airshow; don't know. NC

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[olaf1924]

nice photo :applause:

[TeaSea]

Oh yeah! Collins Foundation flies these guys every year.

A couple years ago I was coming into Keystone Municipal (42J) to do some work at Camp Blanding and there was "Witchcraft" in the pattern. Quite a thrill to be on downwind with a B-24J. Completely by accident.

[Bomber_12th]

The Collings Foundation just started this year's annual national tour a couple of weeks ago. They remain on the road, flying from one stop to another, through the course of the year. The bombers and the TP-51C winter-over in Florida, at American Aero Services, where they receive their annuals each year. Thus, Florida serves as the starting and end points of the tour year.

[FAC257]

NC

On Friday they were in Fort Meyers and arrived in Venice later that day.

I've been seeing the B-17 flying past the house on it's way back into land several times this weekend. I never did see the B-24 overhead.

FAC

[Navy Chief]

NC

On Friday they were in Fort Meyers and arrived in Venice later that day.

I've been seeing the B-17 flying past the house on it's way back into land several times this weekend. I never did see the B-24 overhead.

FAC

Oh, I wish it had been the B-17 that had flown overhead. That, to me, is the most "majestic" looking aircraft from the WW2 era......

NC

[Railrunner130]

My in-laws are wintering in Cape Coral and said that there's something going on this weekend at Ft. Myers. (Or was it last?) I don't know if it was an airshow or just a Collings visit.