Friday, May 8, 2009

Old B-17

My dad sent me this today. I had actually played on that one when it was parked at the old Wheelless Airport in Dothan, AL in the early 1970's. They had been converted to crop dusters and then just parked. Unfortunately, this one crashed in May of 1976 when an engine caught fire. Here is a link to the site; lots of interesting images of old warbirds.

A little history of Wheelless Airport: The Whelless' donated the land to the city of Dothan so they could build a golf course on it, but the Wheelless' kept the rights to the surrounding properties, so they could build houses adjacent to the golf course. Click here for a Google map. Note the "Brannon Stand" intersection in the old and new maps.
Gary Johnson