Last year for Aarons b-day he got a gift certificate for a ride on a B-17 Flying Fortress, Sentimental Journey! It was built in 1944! This plane has 13 machine guns in different places. This plane is one of 50 that are still in existance of the original 12,731 made. This plane was used in WWII in england, in the 457th bomb group and was used in some TV and Movie shows. This plane is awesome. Aaron had been on the waiting list for almost a full year. He flew on saturday the 3rd and had to wait 5 hours for his ride due to some maintanence that had to be done on the plane. But after all that waiting he got to ride and he loved it! My dad who a member of the commerative airforce also got to go along for a ride. Everyone got to go and watch them fly and check out the airplanes. It was great and my boys loved all the planes. It was a great family outing. 
Tucker on the wood airplane in the museum portion of the airfield.
Preston in the cutiest little pedal airplane. He rode around the museum in this little airplane for like an hour!
My dad looking out the bottom of the airplane(while flying!), at one of the gunners spots.
Aaron at the front gunners spot. Look at the smile!
The Sentimental Journey, taking off.
The Sentimental Journey landing at Falcon Field
Tucker on the wood airplane in the museum portion of the airfield.
Preston in the cutiest little pedal airplane. He rode around the museum in this little airplane for like an hour!
My dad looking out the bottom of the airplane(while flying!), at one of the gunners spots.
Aaron at the front gunners spot. Look at the smile!
The Sentimental Journey, taking off.
The Sentimental Journey landing at Falcon Field
2 comments:
That is so cool. What a great birthday gift! I am sure that he had a blast and its something he will NEVER forget.
That is an awesome gift. Someone must love Aaron to get him something like that. Glad he finally got to go do that. He certainly does look happy!!!
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