点评:This one's dedicated to my father-in-law, Bud Blake, who flew the B-24 as a crew chief over North Africa in World War II. Many a night I sat listening to his stories of the war.
When the Collings Foundation came to the Naples airport, they were offering rides in a B-17, the B-24, and a P-51. Right away I knew I had to take the B-24 — just to get one sliver of the experience that good old Bud lived.
One thing I can tell you: you'll never forget it if you ever get the chance. I would never pass it up regardless of the cost. I thought it was a little costly at the time, but the experience was worth ten times what I paid.
The first thing you'll notice is these planes are much smaller than you'd think from the movies. The other thing is the sound — the sound of this thing taking off is absolutely unbelievable. Watch the video and see for yourself.
Witchcraft is the only flying B-24J left in the world, painted as the 467th Bomb Group bomber that flew a record 130 missions over Europe.
Kindest regards,
Kooliejoe
翻译:这段经历是献给我岳父布德·布莱克的——二战期间,他作为机组长驾驶B-24轰炸机飞越北非上空。无数个夜晚,我都坐着聆听他讲述那些战争往事。
后来柯林斯基金会来到那不勒斯机场,他们提供乘坐B-17、B-24以及P-51战斗机的体验活动。我立刻就决定要选B-24——只为了能真切体会一下老布德曾经经历过的那种感受。
我可以告诉你:只要有机会体验一次,你绝对会终生难忘。无论代价如何,我都绝不会错失这个机会。当时我觉得价格有点贵,但这次体验的价值绝对是我所付费用的十倍。
首先你会注意到的是,这些飞机比从电影里看到的要小得多。另一点是声音——飞机起飞时的轰鸣声简直不可思议。快去观看视频,亲自体验一下吧。
“Witchcraft”是全球仅存的一架能够飞行的B-24J型轰炸机。被描绘为第467轰炸机大队的轰炸机,它创造了在欧洲执行130次任务的纪录。
致以最诚挚的问候,
Kooliejoe。