The Aluminum Overcast 2010
Earlier today we were out doing errands and stopped at Zamperini Field in Torrance to see the EAA’s “Aluminum Overcast,” a restored WW2 B-17 (like the Memphis Belle). What a beauty! The Better Half got this (clickable) shot of the magnificent plane when it taxied up to the crowd waiting in front of the General Aviation Building.
The EAA offers flights aboard the plane that are booked in advance of the tours. They also offer guided tours of the aircraft for a small fee (free to active duty military and veterans). They offer merchandise for sale in a nearby trailer/store and accept donations to keep the “Overcast” flying.
I wasn’t at the airport early enough to get any video of the B-17 in the air, so I’ll put up this video I took a couple of years ago when it visited here. I got the overflight shot when it crossed the threshold of runway 11 Left at the airport on one of the landings. The other part of the video was taken on the tarmac near midfield. The props look weird in the video since they were in sync with the frame rate.
The aircraft will be here at Torrance for the rest of this weekend. Their next visits to the Southern California area are:
- April 13 - 14, Chino, CA
- April 16 - 18, Van Nuys, CA
- April 20 - 21, Oxnard, CA
Check their website for schedule, fees and booking.
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DirtCrashr on 13 Apr 2010 at 0854 #
I’m conflicted! They get up to Hayward across the Bay, but the Collings Foundation comes right here to Moffett Field, with a ‘Fort AND a Liberator - and sometimes a Mitchell. I’ve been up in the Mitchell - what a jacked-up, shaking, hot-rod jalopy! And the ‘Fort - smooth as silk - pretty neat stuff…
Minstrel on 26 Apr 2010 at 1802 #
I wonder if Collings deploys to anywhere in SoCal.