C-97 airborne!!

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C-97 airborne!!

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I mentioned this in the save the Skymaster thread but I feel this deserves a thread of it's own... :love: :drool:

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Clearly needs to visit Europe next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Air Lift.

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Berf wrote:Clearly needs to visit Europe next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Air Lift.


Indeed, but that would have been in 2008! :wink:
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st24 wrote:
Berf wrote:Clearly needs to visit Europe next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Air Lift.


Indeed, but that would have been in 2008! :wink:



So - I like living in the past :smile:

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Boy that looks good!
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My word :yahoo:
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What a beast, would love to see this in the uk, a proper aeroplane!! :rock: :rock: :rock:

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Clearly needs to visit the UK, any reason will do! What a beauty, even more so with a B-29 by each wingtip! Why does my Tea taste funny?

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No-one could ever accuse the C97 of being beautiful, but by God, that's one gob-smackingly photogenic aircraft...! :love:
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That's awesome. You certainly can't miss it and agree It's be great to see it visit this side of the pond. The US heritage scene really is in good health these days.

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Magnificent effort to get a lesser appreciated beast like this in the air. Yet another gem on the US preservation scene. What a looker! Well, you know what I mean...
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Love it. Being too young :whistle: to have seen the KC-97s flying at Greenham, this would be great to see in the air. Corgi made a diecast model of this one a fair few years ago. :up:
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Awesome effort, what a beast! :clap:
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