Old Bird Over Prairieville?

JHenley17 · Nov 3, 2016

Outside washing my bike right now, I hear something big with props overhead, look up, and see this. My first thought was B29, but that's next to impossible. Anyone else see it?

Sorry for the low res, it's the best I could do, but maybe someone can name something more probable?

usmc-nav · Nov 3, 2016

It is a B-29
In conjunction with WW 2 museum they will be at lakefront airport tomorrow and I think Sunday also. Good eye

JHenley17 · Nov 3, 2016

Awesome. Now, I feel kind of lucky. I don't figure too many are still flying.

And R32 Skyline just drove past, too, so a pretty good day for rare sights for me.

Firearmfanatic · Nov 3, 2016

Yep, a B-29. I think there are only 2 or 3 of them in flying condition. Most well known one is "Fifi".

Abby Normal · Nov 3, 2016

Yes that's Fifi, the Only flying B-29 left. I heard something strange today and looked up to see a P-40. The Air Show is Fri Sat & Sun.
http://www.ww2airpowerexpo.org
I hope to be there Sunday.

BOSS351 · Nov 3, 2016

Yep saw the B-29 also flying kinda low over Prairieville/Galvez. I was talking to a buddy of mine and I heard it first and then saw it. Beautiful old bird!! Nothing like 4 radials singing together!!

BOSS351 · Nov 3, 2016

Abby cool that you got to see the P-40!!! Great catch!

TheMole68 · Nov 3, 2016

Abby Normal said:
Yes that's Fifi, the Only flying B-29 left. I heard something strange today and looked up to see a P-40. The Air Show is Fri Sat & Sun.
http://www.ww2airpowerexpo.org
I hope to be there Sunday.

Doc is flying now, just not touring yet. http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/restoration-doc-flies-again-180960367/

Firearmfanatic · Nov 3, 2016

TheMole68 said:
Doc is flying now, just not touring yet. http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/restoration-doc-flies-again-180960367/

Yep, sure is!

Abby Normal · Nov 4, 2016

Where Yat Mole. Now that you mention it I kind of sort of remember some think about another B29. I think I seen it more than a year ago. It's tough living with CRS. I wonder what ever happened to the Greenland B-29 that burned while under resto.
Now that you mention it I kind of sort of remember some think about another B29. I think I seen it more than a year ago. It's tough living with CRS.

TheMole68 · Nov 4, 2016

Took my kids to the Airpower show year before last. They dug it a bunch. I might try to get them out there this weekend.

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Emperor · Nov 4, 2016

usmc-nav said:
It is a B-29
In conjunction with WW 2 museum they will be at lakefront airport tomorrow and I think Sunday also. Good eye

Yep! Too bad it's this weekend actually, because a lot of people will miss out on this soon to be lost spectacle. You have LSU game, Saints game, and youth deer hunt weekend just to name a few distractions. I would love to bring my family to this, but being with my youngest in his quest for his first deer takes precedence over everything else.

Nonetheless JHenly, good on you. Seeing that would have given me a chill of pride!

frankinola · Nov 5, 2016

If you can afford a ride it is well worth it. The T6 or T19 are affordable or you can go big $$ and ride in a Mustang.
They had 4 P40 variants, B29, B17, 1 Spitfire, two P51, Corsair, Hell Cat, 3 T6 that were mocked up zero''s. the living history crew was out there with all their toys.

Two F15's did a fly by today and buzzed the field

Firearmfanatic · Nov 5, 2016

frankinola said:
If you can afford a ride it is well worth it. The T6 or T19 are affordable or you can go big $$ and ride in a Mustang.
They had 4 P40 variants, B29, B17, 1 Spitfire, two P51, Corsair, Hell Cat, 3 T6 that were mocked up zero''s. the living history crew was out there with all their toys.

Two F15's did a fly by today and buzzed the field

I have actually gotten to fly a T6 from the back seat. Years ago when working for a crop dusting service, the owner was good friends with a doctor out of north LA. that owned a T6 that was used in the movie Tora, Tora, Tora. The doctor flew it over to our strip and left it with us for about a week to have fun with. It was still painted in its movie paint. A sweet plane to fly even if from the back seat!

JHenley17 · Nov 5, 2016

I started following the museum on facebook. Really wish I weren't working this weekend, looks awesome!

KDerekT83 · Nov 5, 2016

JHenley17 said:
Awesome. Now, I feel kind of lucky. I don't figure too many are still flying.

And R32 Skyline just drove past, too, so a pretty good day for rare sights for me.

if you saw the white skyline with white rims, its the guy that owns a couple used car dealerships on florida in B.R. That car is a total turd.... High milage, stock, abused in japan then sent over here for sale... The fact that it still runs amazes me if that was it.

JHenley17 · Nov 5, 2016

KDerekT83 said:
if you saw the white skyline with white rims, its the guy that owns a couple used car dealerships on florida in B.R. That car is a total turd.... High milage, stock, abused in japan then sent over here for sale... The fact that it still runs amazes me if that was it.

It was black or dark gray. It honestly didn't look like much, hopefully a planned restoration.

LACamper · Nov 5, 2016

I got buzzed by a pair of F14's today over Metairie Road. I didn't know we even still had F14's at Belle Chasse. While not part of the show maybe they decided to pass by the show?

BTW, we caught a Blue Angels practice in Pensacola earlier this week. Really missing the N.O. airshow. Freaked my daughter out, btw. She was busy watching a plane in front of us, didn't hear the one from behind doing 700 knots come from behind us! They actually had a name for this: a sneak! Awesome!

Firearmfanatic · Nov 5, 2016

LACamper said:
I got buzzed by a pair of F14's today over Metairie Road. I didn't know we even still had F14's at Belle Chasse. While not part of the show maybe they decided to pass by the show?

BTW, we caught a Blue Angels practice in Pensacola earlier this week. Really missing the N.O. airshow. Freaked my daughter out, btw. She was busy watching a plane in front of us, didn't hear the one from behind doing 700 knots come from behind us! They actually had a name for this: a sneak! Awesome!

F-14 aircraft have been retired from service for a few years now. None are in service as we speak. So apparently they were a different aircraft and not F-14.

MOTOR51 · Nov 5, 2016

LACamper said:
I got buzzed by a pair of F14's today over Metairie Road. I didn't know we even still had F14's at Belle Chasse. While not part of the show maybe they decided to pass by the show?

BTW, we caught a Blue Angels practice in Pensacola earlier this week. Really missing the N.O. airshow. Freaked my daughter out, btw. She was busy watching a plane in front of us, didn't hear the one from behind doing 700 knots come from behind us! They actually had a name for this: a sneak! Awesome!

The blue angels practice is definitely worth seeing. When I'm back out that way we will go again.

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