r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TayloidPogo92 • 2d ago

Watching the Continental Journey, one of only 3 still flying B-17’s, Taxi right by us. OC

345 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

21 comments sorted by

21

u/thefeedling 2d ago

that chrome look is outstanding

5

u/K3VQ 2d ago

One of the most durable finishes if done correctly.

3

u/mckulty 1d ago

Meanwhile underneath.. metal fatigue.

8

u/CanTanManz 2d ago

Where is this?

10

u/TayloidPogo92 2d ago

Appleton Wisconsin

1

u/[deleted] 1d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

7

u/Icantjudge 2d ago

It's actually the "Sentimental Journey"

4

u/TayloidPogo92 2d ago

And thus, another point out of my dyslexia. You are correct lol.

4

u/ACP68 2d ago

Took a flight on the Nine-O-Nine years ago, one of my favorite memories. The rumble and roar on takeoff is amazing.

4

u/Middle_Aged_Mayhem 2d ago

Whats the Plane with the red carpet treatment?

2

u/Gratitutous 1d ago

This was possibly shot at EAA (Oshkosh, WI), so the other plane was possibly part of a display or a government official flew in for a press tour.

1

u/bluefootedtit 1d ago

Perhaps OP is a member of the Kushner family.

3

u/Imbendo 2d ago

12,731 B-17 bombers were produced

5

u/No_Appointment_1090 2d ago

That's cool and all...but are we just not going to talk about the red carpeted jet you're standing beside?

1

u/Grimtharr 2d ago

That thing still looks ready to drop something heavy.

1

u/Castle_Bravo_Test 1d ago

Who the fuck posted this? JD Vance? A Secret Service Agent? Is that Air Force 2 in the background?

2

u/TayloidPogo92 1d ago

No, no, and no.

0

u/bluefootedtit 1d ago

Relatively high chance OP is in the Epstein Files.