B-17 Aluminum Overcast visits Asheville Page 3

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The Aluminum Overcast is a WWII B-17 Flying Fortress.
It never flew in action overseas.
Here are some pictures taken during my flight on this awesome plane
that relate to some views of our area.



The following picture is a left side view of our area and one of the B-17's four 1200 hp engines.



Wing

Pictured below is the Norden Bombsight that was top secret at the time
that the Bombardier used to make precision drops.



Norden bombsight

Below is a nice picture of the propeller spinning on the front of engine closest to the plane.



Engine

The next two pictures were taken from the open escape hatch on top of the plane.



Looking back

Looking back 2

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