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Make sure you check out Co-Author, Rich Cookson's experience below along with a
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Just outside of Sacramento, CA at Mathers Field. On the tarmac...07 June 2014
Well, I did it.
Here I am with pilots Jeff Skiles and David Oliver in front of "Fifi" on Saturday after flying into Sacramento June 7th.
I flew in the jump seat behind the Aircraft Craft Commander David Oliver and what a view! I took over 200 photos and several videos and loved every minute!
The B-29 is a beautiful, powerful aircraft
and the flight was very smooth, but my most vivid observation is how cramped the forward pressurized compartment is for six crew members.
The rear pressurized compartment wasn't much better but at least my Uncle Bob's
radar compartment was roomier, but it was also dark and had no windows.
And the rear gunners area appeared to be a position I would not have wanted to be in.
I volunteered to be the squadron's gopher during their stay in Sacramento and had a ball helping out, running errands, and driving the crew members around town. They were a great bunch and pretty easily accepted me into their circle and by the end of the first day we were all on a first name basis.
I learned a lot from them, and their dedication to keeping the memory of the B-29s alive was really refreshing. Obvious was the interest exhibited by the large crowds they had even with the extreme temperatures through out the weekend.
Best surprise was that my brother-in-law and co-website partner, Rich Slone, flew out from Columbus to attend the "Fifi" weekend with me.
Can't tell you how much this flight meant to me, and I guess I could say I have closed another chapter for myself on the death of my Uncle Bob. Best wishes to you all, and I hope you get to experience the thrill I did if you
haven't already done so.
Co-Author, Rich Cookson
Here I am with pilots Jeff Skiles and David Oliver in front of "Fifi" on Saturday after flying into Sacramento June 7th.
I flew in the jump seat behind the Aircraft Craft Commander David Oliver and what a view! I took over 200 photos and several videos and loved every minute!
The B-29 is a beautiful, powerful aircraft
and the flight was very smooth, but my most vivid observation is how cramped the forward pressurized compartment is for six crew members.
The rear pressurized compartment wasn't much better but at least my Uncle Bob's
radar compartment was roomier, but it was also dark and had no windows.
And the rear gunners area appeared to be a position I would not have wanted to be in.
I volunteered to be the squadron's gopher during their stay in Sacramento and had a ball helping out, running errands, and driving the crew members around town. They were a great bunch and pretty easily accepted me into their circle and by the end of the first day we were all on a first name basis.
I learned a lot from them, and their dedication to keeping the memory of the B-29s alive was really refreshing. Obvious was the interest exhibited by the large crowds they had even with the extreme temperatures through out the weekend.
Best surprise was that my brother-in-law and co-website partner, Rich Slone, flew out from Columbus to attend the "Fifi" weekend with me.
Can't tell you how much this flight meant to me, and I guess I could say I have closed another chapter for myself on the death of my Uncle Bob. Best wishes to you all, and I hope you get to experience the thrill I did if you
haven't already done so.
Co-Author, Rich Cookson
