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<blockquote data-quote="Lone Wolf &amp;#039;49" data-source="post: 1369521" data-attributes="member: 3016"><p>Wonderful airplane.&nbsp; In the late 90&#039;s they brought her to Wiley Post in NW OKC for viewing and rides.&nbsp; I did the ride, people thought I was nuts to spend money ($225, I think) that much to go up in her, but a good friend&#039;s father was a belly gunner on one and did the whole 25 missions and survived.&nbsp; His dad was probably average size for that era, but I still don&#039;t see how they got in those belly turrets.&nbsp; Still have the T-shirt I bought after the ride.&nbsp; Just still amazes me 1/4inch or so of aluminum was the skin, all the cables, etc. exposed, bare minimums except the plugs for I think for radio/intercom and possibly for the cold weather heating, can&#039;t remember, and a potty place.&nbsp; Someone refresh my memory, but I think the crews were eleven and there are nine guns aboard and I think they told me everyone, when necessary, manned the nine guns, leaving the pilot and copilot I believe to fly and maneuver.&nbsp; Well worth the flight if you have the chance.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Lone Wolf '49, post: 1369521, member: 3016"] Wonderful airplane. In the late 90's they brought her to Wiley Post in NW OKC for viewing and rides. I did the ride, people thought I was nuts to spend money ($225, I think) that much to go up in her, but a good friend's father was a belly gunner on one and did the whole 25 missions and survived. His dad was probably average size for that era, but I still don't see how they got in those belly turrets. Still have the T-shirt I bought after the ride. Just still amazes me 1/4inch or so of aluminum was the skin, all the cables, etc. exposed, bare minimums except the plugs for I think for radio/intercom and possibly for the cold weather heating, can't remember, and a potty place. Someone refresh my memory, but I think the crews were eleven and there are nine guns aboard and I think they told me everyone, when necessary, manned the nine guns, leaving the pilot and copilot I believe to fly and maneuver. Well worth the flight if you have the chance. [/QUOTE]

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