WWII Bombers over San Luis Obispo

["Race" Driver]

The rumble in the air came from overhead on my lunchtime walk today as "The Wings of Freedom Tour" took off from the San Luis Obispo airport.... I was able to watch the B-24 Liberator followed by the B-25 Mitchell.....Awesome sight and sounds!!!! Life is good today!!!!!

Here's a media show of the aircraft at the airport done by the local newspaper. Dave Middlecamp is a local award winning photographer and producer.

http://media.sanluisobispo.com/archive/051007bomber/index.html

[Stevo]

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Now that was pretty cool.

[drmull]

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Very well done slideshow! I love hearing (and seeing) the vets. I hope Bob Dixon's ride was free. He deserves it (B17 pilot - shot down & spent 18 months in a prison camp).

[B17909]

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Bob Dickson is our tireless stop organizer for SLO. He works very hard to make sure our stop there goes smooth. Bob actually flew on the B-24 this year "slumming it" as he jokingly said. Unfortunately we cracked a cylinder on the 25 departing, and it is now sitting in a Monterey Jet Center hangar having a new jug hung. Off to Hollister on Monday...Dago country!!!

Jim Harley

[Air Race Addict]

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WOW! THAT really was VERY cool! Kudos to Mr. Middlecamp.

[Fence Sence]

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Wow, I really enjoyed that. Thanks.

[AirDOGGe]

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The 2 "big guys" just passed over my house and landed at Moffett Field not 5 minutes ago. No sign of the B-25 though....Is it still laid up in Monterey?

[Brewski]

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Jim,

I sent you a PM.

Bruce