Saw something REALLY cool today- B-17 bomber!!

i go out and see/ride on the b-17's every year- not to be missed, these planes, as there's no guarantee they'll be around forever- well worth the effort to go see them and ride on them.
Here's a bunch of pictures from my Flickr site of both the Nine-o-Nine, and the Aluminum Overcast, the Betty Jane P-51, and some b-24/25's that come around every year with the Collings Foundation wings of freedom tour. They were just here in Concord, California last month around Father's Day....go see:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/farmerjohn/sets/72157624278893606/

 

What purpose does the yellow tank in the 7th picture serve? Interesting pictures, thanks for posting.

 

Yeah it does!!.... She was once a beautiful bird...

 

oxygen tank if i'm not mistaken or hydraulic fluid

 

A very sad and unworthy end to such a great aircraft! I got to see her some years ago here in Florida .