I live near Alliance Airport, near Dallas Texas, and I'm used to seeing some pretty exotic airplanes fly over my house. Sit in my back yard, and F-18's, T-38's, C-130's, a B-25, C-47, are just some that you may see flying over my house. The Air Force made an appearence, not too long ago, and a couple of A-10's where shooting take offs and landings. Cool.
The Naval Air Station and a couple of air museums , nearby, use Alliance a lot, for some reason. Maybe the wide runway. It's where my instructor took me, for my first few hours of taildragger time , too....just to be safe!
But I was not ready for what I saw today. I'm mowing my lawn, and I heard a sound that made me look up. DAMN!! A B29!
I called my wife to grab her camera. I was as excited as a little kid. I've neve seen a Superfort in the air, before. She was a real sport, and kept snapping pictures every time he flew over. He just went around again and





What a thrill that was for a aviation nut like me. I had always thought that Fifi was part of Confederate Air Forces, Midland Oddessa, wing. I just found out that it's based just a few miles away from me in Addison. Sheesh! I'm gonna have to go and see 'er.

Awesome pictures.


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The plane is part of the Commemorative Air Force and they have divisions in many locations that are part of the CAF.

http://commemorativeairforce.org/?page=cms/googleMap&cms_page=1333

Midland is the home base, museum, and home of the Ghost Squadron.

I know, but what I'm saying, is that thought Fifi was part of the Midland Wing, not based right here, a few miles from where I live. I'm hoping to see her fly over more often.